Bungie IT Guy is Downright Dangerous!

August 12, 2011

Bungie's IT guy, Jeff Fletcher, is an information specialist for the Halo creators during the day, but sometimes he's a gun-toting vigilante, according to this report from Seattle news station KING 5.

Fletcher pulled into the parking lot of a US Bank branch in Skyway, Seattle last week where he witnessed a gun fight between two men. As the situation escalated the former security guard (and son of a former Seattle police officer) saw one of the men take a bullet while the other tried to flee the scene. Fletcher jumped into action, pulling his own gun out and stopping the fleeing suspect in his tracks. He then made a citizen’s arrest, used his father's old handcuffs to subdue the man, and waited for the police to arrive.

You can watch a news report on the whole thing below.

Bungie should consider letting this guy handle security - in addition to handling network security!

Source: Kotaku

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Re: Bungie IT Guy is Downright Dangerous!

Submitted by Bennett Beeny on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 17:33.

Wandering around town with a handgun and (just by chance - yeah, riiiight) a pair of handcuffs? Sounds like a cop-wannabe to me. Such people are indeed dangerous - but not in a good way.

Re: Bungie IT Guy is Downright Dangerous!

Submitted by BaronJuJu on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 06:20.

Kudos I guess for stopping the criminal. Having handcuffs is a bit odd but one thing I noticed may get him into a bit of trouble:

"When we got here, the shooter was searched, in handcuffs and sitting down on the curb,"

If you disarmed him, subdued and cuffed him then he had no reason to search him. I can see the shooters attorney starting a law suit over that little bit. I mean, did Jeff read him Miranda as well?

Again, kudos to Jeff but I certainly wouldn't make a habit out doing that. The next one may not go down so willingly.

Re: Bungie IT Guy is Downright Dangerous!

Submitted by Andrew Eisen on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 20:08.

A gun I could see but he just happened to have his father's old handcuffs handy?

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Re: Bungie IT Guy is Downright Dangerous!

Submitted by Austin from Oregon on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 23:31.

He doesn't really look like he's up to chasing anybody down either.

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Re: Bungie IT Guy is Downright Dangerous!

Submitted by tallimar on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 22:31.

maybe the guy has a few other 'hobbies' we dont know about.

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