Pair accused of bringing weapons to Pokemon World Championships last year to appear in court Monday
Two men found with a cache of weapons after they allegedly made threats toward the Pokemon World Championships in Boston last summer will appear in court Monday on weapons charges.
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Kevin Norton, 19, and James Stumbo, 28, both of Iowa, were arrested in August after they posted pictures of their weapons on their vehicle with the caption, “Kevin Norton and I are ready for worlds Boston here we come!!!’’ Police said they had driven 25 hours from Iowa to Boston with hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a Remington shotgun, an AR-15, and a large hunting knife.
Norton had previously been banned from an online chatroom related to the convention, prosecutors said last year. He was denied reinstatement by a moderator and allegedly said, “Oh, ok, that’s fine then I will just shoot him on Friday thanks.”
They are facing charges of illegally possessing a cadre of weapons, including: a shotgun, a rifle, a large capacity weapon, a large capacity feeding device, and ammunition.
The pair have been held since their arrest.
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