'Heroes of the Storm' player threatens Blizzard Entertainment gaming company with AK-47, prosecutors say

Stephen Cebula was wrapped up in the online adventures of "Heroes of the Storm" when he apparently decided to deliver a message to his foes. And that's how the 28-year-old Sacramento gamer found himself facing federal charges Thursday of threatening to visit Blizzard Entertainment's headquarters with an AK-47, according to a 33-page federal indictment. In one threat, U.S. District Court records show, he wrote: "Careful Blizzard … I live in California and your headquarters is here in California … You keep silencing me in Heroes of the Storm and I may or may not pay you a visit with an AK 47 amongst some other'fun' tools." Cebula, who was arrested July 12, told investigators he sent threats to the Irvine-based company and other players through his Facebook account because he wanted "to scare" them, FBI Special Agent Brady Cowan wrote in a federal criminal complaint. Cebula said he looked up the gaming company's address online and mentioned it in one of his threats "to give them a sinking feeling that they should be worried," Cowan said.