Man accused of sending threatening messages to Blizzard Entertainment

July 22, 2016 7:29 PM PT

A Sacramento man has been indicted on allegations of threatening to injure employees of Irvine-based video game developer Blizzard Entertainment, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

Stephen Cebula, 28, is accused of transmitting messages to the company over the Internet between July 2 and 3, claiming he “may or may not pay [Blizzard] a visit with an AK-47, amongst some other ‘fun’ tools.”

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Cebula was arrested July 12 and is in custody, according to a news release. If convicted, he could face a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Bradley Zint, [email protected]

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Bradley Zint

Bradley Zint left Times Community News in 2018. He was a general assignment reporter for the Daily Pilot, where he worked since 2010. At the Pilot, he also was a copy editor, classical music columnist and reporter covering Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. He previously worked in Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Alaska and Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach, where he served as editor-in-chief of its campus newspaper, the Daily 49er.