Shadrack Agboma made Campbelltown Arts High School shooting threat on Twitch
The FBI called police after a teenager who has been banned from using Twitch nine times threatened to shoot up his old high school on the gaming service.
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An 18-year-old who threatened to shoot up his old high school in Sydney’s southwest on Twitch to “shock other users” has been spared a conviction and placed on a good behaviour bond.
Shadrack Agboma, of Ingleburn, appeared at Campbelltown Local Court on Monday charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend and supported by his father
Court documents reveal the teenager had been watching a stream on Twitch on the evening on March 11 and engaging with the content with other users.
As he was watching, Agboma threatened to shoot up his old school – Campbelltown Performing Arts High School.
Police were alerted to the threat the following day by the FBI and they tracked the IP address to the 18-year-old.
“He appeared surprised by police at his home and made full admissions to being the person writing the content,” court documents state.
Agboma told police he had simply been trying to “shock other users” and wanted to see their reactions after he posted the threat, assuming he would be banned from the site again.
This is the ninth time he has been banned from the streaming service after eight previous bans under different usernames.
The 18-year-old said he had “no actual desire or means” to accomplish the shooting, according to court documents.
Agboma was arrested on March 13 and told police he had never had access to or used a firearm before.
He pleaded guilty to the charge on Monday with Magistrate George Breton telling the teenager to straighten up his act.
“You’re not to access Twitch for the next 12 months otherwise you’ll be back before court with a conviction,” Magistrate Breton said.
The teenager said he was apologetic for his actions and would not make similar statements online again.
Agboma was fined $100 and placed on a good behaviour bond. No conviction was recorded.
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