Seven-year-old Michael Suhy of Rochester, Pennsylvania, suffers from a form of muscular dystrophy that leaves him confined to a wheelchair. One of his only outlets is his Nintendo DS, at least until it was stolen and traded in at GameStop for cash.
According to police 23-year-old Derrick Durant, the ex-boyfriend of Michaelās older sister, stopped by the Suhy family home on the afternoon of April 27 to visit his young son. He spent most of his visit playing on the Nintendo DS. Later in the day, after Derrick left, Michael discovered his DS had gone missing.
Michaelās father, Bill Suhy, explains the importance the gaming system holds to his son. āHe loves that game, and it keeps him occupied, and he plays it a lot. And itās not cheap to replace.ā
Not cheap to replace, but relatively inexpensive for GameStop to buy back. At around 6PM on the 27, Derrick Durant walked into a local GameStop and sold the DS to the store for $30 cash. GameStop employees handed over video footage of the exchange to the police, along with copies of Durantās I.D. that were required in order for the transaction to take place.
We like to use words like alleged, suspect, and āaccording to policeā in situations like these. A man is innocent until proven guilty. In Durantās case, that shouldnāt take long. Heās been arrested and charged with theft and receiving stolen property.
The Nintendo DS is back in Michael Suhyās hands.
I wish Durant the worst of luck in fighting his charges. As far as I am concerned, heās the second biggest asshole in video game stealing history.
Police: Man Stole Video Game System From Physically Challenged Child [WPXI.com]
