Correction: An earlier version of this article said the witness was Rohde's brother. The witness was his father.
An internet outage in the middle of a video game session ended Saturday night with a man smashing his fist through a wall and a free driver giving him a ride to a local jail, according to a police report.
Maricopa police charged 23-year-old Anthony P. Rohde with domestic violence charges after his father told police a fight broke out at the family's home on North Herbert Avenue in Homestead at 6:45 p.m. I was arrested.
According to his father, Rohde was upset that his Wi-Fi connection was not working properly. The next thing he knew, he heard a loud bang and saw a fist-sized hole in the wall. He provided video footage to support his story.
Rohde told police he was trying to play video games with a friend when his internet connection suddenly went out. Rohde said he plans to cool his head, have a drink and get the Wi-Fi working again. But once he got up, he admitted that punching the wall felt like a better game, according to the police report.
Rohde was booked into the Pinal County Jail, where he will spend the next six months.
he fourth young man Arrests have been made in Maricopa since March 23 of this year in connection with the “Gamer Rage.”Ann Inmaricopa April 20th public opinion poll revealed One-third of city residents I think video games are making young people more violent.
