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By M.R. KROPKO

Associated Press Writer
ELYRIA, Ohio —

A judge Monday rejected the defense that a teenage boy opened fire on his family because he was addicted to video games, convicting him of wounding his clergyman father and killing his mother after they fought over a game. Lawyers for Daniel Petric, 17, didn't contest that the boy shot his parents in October 2007, but insisted his youth and video game addiction made him less responsible.

Common Pleas Judge James Burge disagreed and pointed to evidence the boy plotted the crime for weeks.

Petric was convicted of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and other charges. He faces a maximum possible penalty of life in prison without parole. The judge didn't set a sentencing date.

Prosecutors said Petric planned to kill his parents because he was angry that his father would not allow him to play the video game "Halo 3," in which players shoot alien monsters that have taken over the Earth.

During the trial, deputy prosecuting attorney Anthony Cillo described Petric as a cold, calculating killer who plotted to murder his parents, Mark and Susan Petric, and make it appear to be a murder-suicide by putting the gun in his father's hand.

Defense Attorney James Kersey has said that Petric was obsessed with the "Halo" series of video games, which he played 18 hours a day when he had the chance. Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9 mm handgun and the game.

Mark Petric, who is a minister at New Life Assembly of God in Wellington, testified that his son came into the room and asked: "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you."

The father testified that he expected a pleasant surprise. Then his head went numb from a gunshot and he survived. His wife, Susan, 43, died of gunshot wound to the head.

Kersey said during the trial that when the teenager fled the grisly scene, he only took one item with him: the "Halo 3" game.

Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company

invisiblewar

kill him

imj0257

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wow. just wow...

myron

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wow thats fucked. "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you."
how sick and cold is this kid?

JS + XES

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kill that shit head

JS + XES

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im so pissed........ wow

jlukja

+1


... and ban violent video games.

remikinz

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what a shithead kid! holy shit... that is sickening i hope they throw the fucking book at him

HI OFECR

Well Halo 3 is teh bomb lol


The words "tried as an adult" seems to fit very well in this instance.

Yumcha

Geebus...

invisiblewar

Id really like to see the homes these people live in. These kids must be spoiled shits. I feel bad to be in a generation of shit for brained children who are so spolied that they would take lives to get what they want. I mean Im spoiled shitless but if my parents couldnt do something or didnt want to I may of gotten upset but id understand

sho_nuff1997

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We need to implement the Firing squad.

I somehow get the feeling not much will happen to him.

Ashburner

Idiot kid!

Parents were not much smarter locking the video game up in the same area as the 9mm. Oh well.

andrew070489

^^ what a shame, o well he will be a play toy for all the inmates now..ha

frank1123

you think you'd know better by the age of 17...

Razzi

hope it doesnt come back around and some overzealous politician saying it was video games who caused him to go psycho

FuriousGeorge83

why didnt he just go out and buy anothe copy of the game? Hes freaking 17, he should be able to afford it.

phee

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HI OFECR

HAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA


Oh that's classic HA HA HA HA AH

my side hurts HA HA HA HA.

S A CHO

Torture him... Torture the little fuck face.

They say you can't fight fire with fire, FUCK IT; Kill him.

cmark

Costco

18 hours a day

I thought I was addicted, when I'm sick or have nothing to do I'd sit my ass in front of the TV and play video games for 6 hours..... but to play 18 hours in a day