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Alfred Hightower, Drug Dealing Fugitive, Nabbed Through His Addiction to World of Warcraft

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 9:05 am
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​On this week's episode of Fugitive Watch, we bring you the dope dealer who had a different kind of addiction. In 2007, Alfred Hightower was busted in Indiana for drug dealing. But instead of facing the music, he figured it would be much better to flee to Canada, where they have really good donuts and play a superior brand of hockey...

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Alred Hightower's World of Warcraft screen name was "Rastlynn," which means "dumb ass" in ancient Norse
​Unfortunately for him, Howard County deputy Matt Roberson is the persistent sort. He interviewed Hightower's friends, discovering the fugitive had an addiction to World of Warcraft, the crack cocaine of the online gaming world.

So Roberson sent a subpoena to Blizzard Entertainment, the game's maker. It took the company four months to respond -- so much for swift customer service -- but it eventually yielded Hightower's IP address, account info, and billing address.

Hightower was soon arrested, and is now awaiting charges in a place that isn't likely to have internet access.

Tags: Canada, Fugitive Watch, Indiana

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