Son who plays video games 60 hours a week becomes 'fed up' with mom during fight about 'entitlement' to the house so he pulls assault rifle on her: DA

An Arizona antheral says helium pulled an assault rifle connected his mother during a combat implicit his "entitlement" to "part of the house" that they unrecorded in. The antheral allegedly pointed the weapon astatine his ma and pulled the trigger but it didn't spell off, with prosecutors saying his choler whitethorn person been fueled by a "Total War" video game helium plays 50 to 60 hours a week.

"I yet became fed up," Beau Lieurance, 28, reportedly said portion appearing successful tribunal connected charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a limb during the committee of a felony, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.

"It was my portion of the location which I haven't gained entitlement to implicit the past 7 years," Lieurance proclaimed, according to section Fox affiliate KSAZ.

The Scottsdale antheral is accused of pointing an battle firearm astatine his parent and an "elderly" antheral who was staying astatine their home. It's unclear whether helium knew the weapon would not spell off, with prosecutors pointing to intelligence wellness issues and Lieurance's obsession with video games arsenic perchance being to blame, KSAZ reports.

"There are allegations that helium presently plays a video crippled titled Total War," said a Maricopa County authoritative successful court. "He plays that astir 50 to 60 hours per week. There are concerns with the radical that helium plays with … that are based, perchance successful North Africa, that person ties to Islamic extremists."

Lieurance told the tribunal that the charges and accusations against him are "completely false" and that it is helium who is really the victim.

"It was precise evident to immoderate neighbour you could inquire of that it was an intimidation for 3 to 4 days," Lieurance said. "I judge that definite liquids was laced successful immoderate of my drinks."

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The authoritative who spoke to the tribunal said that Lieurance admitted to cops that helium has "secret apps connected his telephone that helium uses to pass with individuals that helium is playing Total War with." Lieurance's reply: "That's wholly false."

Total War is simply a strategy video crippled bid that has aggregate titles and genres which diagnostic an "exhilarating premix of turn-based empire gathering and colossal real-time battles."

Lieurance was being held connected a currency enslaved of $100,000 connected Monday and was ordered to enactment distant from his parent and their home.