Today, the parents of Justin Carter, the 19-year-old League of Legends player facing eight years in prison for threatening Facebook comments he made, took to television today to plead for their son’s innocence.
https://kotaku.com/league-of-legends-player-jailed-after-terrorist-threat-610691101
“He’s very depressed, he’s very scared…and he’s very concerned he’s not going to get out. He’s pretty much lost all hope,” said a visibly shaken Jack Carter, father of Justin, during a CNN interview this morning.
The Texas teen, who has been jailed for 5 months, is currently on suicide watch in solitary confinement according to his mother. “It’s very hard, to hear your child…hopeless,” said Justin’s mother.
“At first I was completely shocked. I thought it was a joke. I couldn’t believe the person who called me, I told them they had to be kidding” Jack Carter said, recalling the news of his son’s arrest. “When I realized he wasn’t, I literally broke down crying, walked off the job I was on and I had to have a friend pick me up downtown because I couldn’t drive.”
Justin’s father went on to fully acknowledge the gravity of Justin’s comments, but made a plea for common sense.
“He’s a good kid. He didn’t mean it. It was a joke, and he would never hurt anybody.”
The parents have secured a law firm to take on the case pro bono.
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