Channel 2 in Baltimore had a news story about an online threat causing a lockdown of public schools and Frostburg State University this morning. Their initial story didn’t have many details, so I went to the Frostburg page which had this announcement that said the threat was made on an online multi-player game and was deemed not credible. It was reported that someone heard the threat in a game online and notified the city police in Frostburg and things escalated from there.

Channel 2’s latest story indicates that someone in Oregon allegedly overheard a Frostburg student make a threat about shooting up the campus while playing Call of Duty 4 with voice chat being used for gameplay. Allieu Shaw, a 19 year old student from Gaithersburg, was charged with disrupting school and faces up to two years and a $10,000 fine if convicted. He has been suspended from school pending further action. Shaw, who apparently goes by the nickname B.J., has a myspace profile that appears to be here.

Post title updated since I’ve been informed Call of Duty 4 is not a MMORPG – sorry for any confusion.