"Court documents seen by GameSpot show that a US Grand Jury charged Griffin in December 2024 over claims that he sent threatening messages to people at Epic Games by way of electronic communications sent between October 24, 2024 and November 9, 2024. The Grand Jury cited a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c). It constituted interstate commerce because Epic Games is located in North Carolina, and that's where the messages were sent."
""The Court finds that the defendant is competent and capable of entering an informed plea, is aware of the nature of the charges and consequences of the plea, that the plea is knowing and voluntary and is supported by an independent basis in fact containing each of the essential elements of the offense and orders that the defendant shall be adjudged guilty of the offense," the document said."
Jayden Griffin, 19, admitted sending electronic communications threatening to kill developers at Fortnite studio Epic Games. A U.S. Grand Jury charged Griffin in December 2024 under 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) for messages transmitted between October 24 and November 9, 2024, constituting interstate commerce because Epic Games is based in North Carolina. In a court filing dated September 16, Griffin stated he intended the messages to be viewed as threats. At a September 29 hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Dakota he entered a guilty plea. Sentencing exposure includes up to five years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years' supervised release.
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