Did Police discover who made a death threat to Washington Capital Alex Ovechkin?”
PITTSBURGH – Police say they’ve traced an Internet death threat made against Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin to a 17-year-old boy. Pittsburgh police say the boy lives in Chambersburg, which is east-southeast of Pittsburgh. State police have talked to the boy, but no charges were immediately filed. The boy’s name wasn’t released because he’s a juvenile. The posting on a hockey message board read: “I’m killing Ovechkin. I’ll go to jail. I don’t care anymore.” The Capitals and Penguins play Game 4 in Pittsburgh on Friday night. The series continues in Washington with Game 5 on Saturday night.
Police say they’ve traced an Internet death threat made against Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin to a 17-year-old boy… The Washington Capitals notified Pittsburgh-area police after a death threat against Capitals star Alex Ovechkin surfaced on a hockey message board. The message board poster bragged he was going to kill Ovechkin and did not care if he went to jail. “We appreciate their diligence and have every confidence in our club’s safety,” the Capitals said in a statement yesterday. The Pennsylvania state police computer crime task force is investigating the threat, which was first reported by Pittsburgh TV station WPXI. Ovechkin, the NHL’s leading goal scorer, has five goals in the first three games of the NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series against Pittsburgh. In Europe, British media are reporting that death threats were made against the referee from Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final. Chelsea players angrily accused Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo of missi
