After escaping from prison last year and hiding for months, a man in the UK was arrested after going into hiding to buy a copy of Duty, only to be caught by the police.
According to the West Midlands Police, 36-year-old Clint Butler, an escapee in Birmingham, ventured on January 13 to buy a copy of Call Of Duty: Black Ops: Cold WarButler was hiding from the police, just like in there November last year he had slipped from HMP Spring Hill Prison in Buckinghamshire, where he was serving an extended 17-year sentence for crimes including theft and firearms offenses.
When the local police saw Butler and his friend, the pair changed directions to avoid the police. This caught the attention of police, who asked Butler what he was doing along the way during the pandemic-induced lockdown. He replied, ‘I have come to get the new Duty because I can’t stay in a locked room, ”the West Midlands police report.
The agents then asked for some details, after which Butler attacked one of the officers. After being arrested, it was revealed that Butler had given the police a false name. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison for his original jailbreak and a further six months for the altercation with the police.
Chief Inspector Nick Rowe of the West Midlands Police Department seemed confused as to why Butler even came to buy the game, saying, video game remains a bit of a mystery. “
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For anyone trying to avoid the often violent police found all over the world in the future, remember that you can always buy games digitally.
(H / t LadBible