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FBI Arrests Alabama Man After Fortnite Threats Reported

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  • The FBI arrested Alabama resident Edward Lee Frith after Epic Games reported his Fortnite voice-chat threats.
  • Epic disclosed the “WagesOfNinja” account, audio and transcript to the FBI on September 20.
  • An FBI agent said the recordings accurately reflected Frith’s threats to kill agents, police and himself.
  • Frith was indicted for Interstate Threatening Communications on September 23 and pleaded not guilty the next day.