Legal Opinion
United States v. Lucas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 29, 2012No. 11-1512PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Following a dispute over stolen “gold” in an online video game, Trevor Lucas devised an incredibly detailed and disturbing plan over the course of a year and a half to get revenge on the would-be “thief,” CG, a minor living with his mother in Wisconsin. Lucas discovered CG’s home address, drove twenty hours to CG’s home, and impersonated a law enforcement officer in an attempt to lure CG out of the house and kidnap him. When CG’s mother refused to allow Lucas into the house, he attempted to gain entry by pointing a handgun directly at her face. But CG’s mother quickly…
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