Posts tagged daniel-petric

Daniel Petric sentenced to 23 years in prison

by David Hinkle (Jun 16th 2009 10:40PM)

Daniel Petric, the teenager who shot and killed his mother and injured his father after being cut off from his precious Halo 3 back in 2007, received his sentence today, MSNBC reports. Judge James Burge sentenced the boy to 23 years to cries of mercy from the boy's surviving father, who stated ...

"Halo Killer" Petric convicted of murdering mother [Update]

by Xav de Matos (Jan 15th 2009 11:15AM)

Update: Our wires got crossed with this tragic story, Petric was only found guilty, he has yet to be sentenced for his crime. A verdict has been reached in the trial of a teen dubbed the "Halo Killer" and a Judge's anti-games comments, documented by GamePolitics, are now making the rounds across ...

Teen on trial for murder, defense takes aim at stress & video games

by Xav de Matos (Dec 15th 2008 4:30PM)

Prosecutors at the murder trial of Daniel Petric claim the teen shot both of his parents, killing his mother, because they would not allow the 16-year-old to play Halo 3. According to the prosecution, Daniel Petric, who now stands trial at 17-years-old, was forbidden to buy the 'M' rated game Halo 3 ...