Arrested by playing World of Warcraft
Drug trafficker jailed for his great love
Matt Roberson, the Indiana police department was able to stop the fugitive Alfred Hightower thanks to World of Warcraft account, and they located the IP while playing from his hideout.
“You hear stories about you can not find someone through the Internet,” Roberson told the newspaper. “You know what? Look. I just did. Here’s proof that playing World of Warcraft, and you never know who you’re playing. “
Hightower, a known drug dealer, was able to slip by the authorities and this past summer during an extensive search, he decided to move to Canada to avoid detection. Roberson later discovered that through a number of sources Hightower the world was a big fan of World of Warcraft and sought help from Blizzard.
“We received information that this guy was a regular player at an online game,” Roberson said. “None of the information was sufficiently strong to chase itself, but putting everything we spent together gave me sufficient evidence to send a subpoena to Blizzard Entertainment. I knew exactly what I was looking for in World of Warcraft since the Mexican used to play. It is one of the largest online games the world. “
Blizzard Roberson has been providing a wealth of information, including Hightower’s IP address, account name, and even your billing address.
“I did a search outside the IP address to locate him,” Roberson said. “I have a longitude and latitude. Then I went to Google Earth. (Works wonders) and using longitude and latitude. Boom! He had a direction. He was unable to go personally to the place, but I had. “
The Canadian authorities then arrested Hightower in Ottawa, Ontario and have him deported to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he now currently expected to face charges in Indiana.
