James Swan chokes mother, rams head through wall over World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft can do strange things to a person. Sometimes, that means distracting you from porn, other times, it means leading you to your true love. Well, thanks to James Swan, you can add “ram your head through a wall” to that impressive list.

The 27-year-old resident of Manatee, Florida was asked by his mother to quiet down during what was apparently a pretty raucous WoW session, and he, in turn, grabbed her hair, threw her across a bed, tore a phone out of the wall, put his head through the newly created hole, and finally began choking his mother, all before being grazed by a bullet fired by his grandfather in an attempt to save the woman.

Swan’s mother reportedly asked her son to be quiet so that her three grandchildren could get some sleep. No word on whether the kids are his. He tore the phone out of the wall when his mother attempted to call 911.

It’s probably no surprise that Swan had been drinking when the incident began, although I like to think he was just really invested in a raid.

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