Apparently,”Pokemon Go” isn’t a hit with everybody.
A 57-year-old man is facing 13 years in state prison after allegedly assaulting a teenager who was playing the wildly popular game, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.
Jayson Louis Lingen is accused of yelling at a 17-year-old and hitting him in the head with a metal pole as the teen played “Pokemon Go” in Long Beach, California, on Wednesday.
Lingen was charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon because of the alleged incident. A charging document alleges that he had been convicted of the same crime in 2013.
While “Pokemon Go” has brought joy and entertainment to a mass of devotees,
Meanwhile, in Auburn, New York, police reported last month that a driver wrecked his car while playing the game.
The driver admitted to police that he crashed into a tree when he became distracted while hunting Pokemon.