Police: ‘Call of Duty' Leads to Arrest

A Massachusetts woman playing the video game "Call of Duty" told fellow gamers her boyfriend was holding her hostage, prompting police to arrest him Wednesday — but not for the reasons they originally suspected.

The Lowell woman was playing online when she told other players she wasn’t feeling well and needed medical attention, but was being held against her will with automatic weapons, according to police and the caller.

Police, who were called to investigate by another gamer, said the woman was not being held hostage but had been arguing with her boyfriend. It's not clear if she actually needed medical attention.

The gamer who called police, a 31-year-old Pennsylvania man, explained to necn by phone what the woman told him.

"She said that her ex, who was a gang member at the time, refused to let her leave the premises to go get medical treatment," he said.

The caller gave investigators the woman's name, hometown and Facebook page. They responded to her Wilder Street apartment, where they encountered the woman's boyfriend, 25-year-old Jose White.

Police said White was not holding the woman against her will, and that the two had been arguing while playing video games.

White was arrested for assault and battery on a police officer, interfering with a police officer and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

"He's innocent," the suspect's roommate, who denies that White assaulted police, told necn. "That's his girl who was playing that game, not Jose. He was sleeping when they came to the house."

He said his roommate is not a gang member, but a hard-working chef.

While no assault weapons were found, police discovered a BB rifle they called a replica of an AR-15.

The gamer in Pennsylvania may not know the full story of what took place inside the Lowell apartment, but said he is happy he played a role in the arrest.

"Being able to call and help from another state... with the technology, that we have the ability to do that, is absolutely incredible," he said.