16 Year-old Boy Kills for a Playstation

Bond set for 16-year-old charged in Cedar Rapids murder

Denum Anthony Null, 16, is facing a first-degree murder charge and, now, a $1 million cash bond.

In his initial appearance on Saturday morning at the Linn County Courthouse, Null listened and nodded as Judge Casey Jones agreed with the prosecution's call for a $1 million cash bond.

Jones set Null's next court appearance for Tuesday, February 9th at 8:30 a.m.

In the criminal complaint, investigators state that, during a felony robbery on January 12th, Null shot Kevin Bell, 26, in the head, resulting in his death. The robbery occurred at 113 1st Avenue SW, Apt. K, in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids police say, at about 10:15 on Friday morning, they captured Null in a residence at 1510 4th Avenue SE.

Police said earlier that, on the night of the robbery, three men broke into the apartment on 1st Avenue where Bell was staying and asked for a PlayStation video gaming system and that one of the three men shot Bell.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety website had a "Denem Null" listed as a missing person. The criminal complaint lists Null as using both "Denem" and "Denum".

A county attorney on the case said Null will be tried as an adult. If convicted on the first-degree murder charge, Null would face a life sentence in prison.

[luiti1]

here we go again..

[WildArmed]

and I hope this jerk becomes someone's 'Playstation' where ever he rots

[Jamegohanssj5]

ROFLMAO! What a dumbass.

TGSI

[deadreckoning666]

Where were the parents in all this???

[presto717]

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[Edward-Kraken]

EDIT: Ignore this post.

Sorry umair. :|

[princejb134]

well i guess hes never gonna get that ps3 now

[umair_s51]

@ 1.5 - Dude, that is not funny, at all.

[umair_s51]

It's sad too see so little people appreciating the gravity of the matter.

[_TheSituation_]

PS3 = $299

kill = take a life

Therefore:
Take a life = PS3
kill = $299

this boy could have easily been hired as a hitman to kill a guy for $299 and bought the ps3 while under protection of his mob. He wouldn't have been caught because they are very organized and he wouldn't be in jail. Simple logic here folks.
But may the man RIP.

[SasanovaS1987]

PS3, It only does HUMANS!!!!

[pimpmaster]

this is so messed up, poor guy that got killed. i swear man , they should change the laws to where if someone kills someone else once their convicted the family of the deceased should have the right to execute the criminal. poor 28 year old guy just died for no reason.

[FACTUAL evidence]

PS3, it only does everything...

[umair_s51]

Bubbles for you

[Tony P]

Very few things in the world worth dying over. Gaming should not one of them.

[jadenkorri]

nothing new about that in US, the most dangerous job in America is a convenience store clerk.

[silvacrest]

people have killed for less so this is not surprise

RIP

[mfwahwah]

See you in 25 years Denum Anthony Null.

[Mista T]

wow really, only 299$ for a PS3 yet this jerk killed someone

If I were him at 16 yrs old I would have gotten a job and worked long and hard and then earned a PS3.

but no, this retard goes in and kills someone for a PS3, and now doesn't get to play one because he's charged with first degree murder

[thereapersson]

It Only Does Everything...

LOL

[ps3hasonlyflopgames]

only ps3 owners make this..

[karan8624]

Thats just bad taste

[W831SOLIDSNAKE]

Say good bye to your bubbles BoT. That's not funny no matter what you play.

[ChrisW]

Only in Iowa... if you ask me!

Which doesn't have the death penalty. [WHAT A SHAME]
Even after he is no longer a juvenile.

[Amplitude]

I read the article like "Jesus christ..." then i came here, and i feel horrible now cause i literally laughed out loud at your post.

Lol. oh well. Im going to hell.

[Another One]

The allure of the PS3 made him do it. Video games are evil and now controlling the minds of the young and impressionable.

It couldn't be other outstanding factors like parents and environment could it?

[ShinFuYux]

I wouldn't fully blame him. Yes, what he did was wrong, but you also have to think where he's from, what kind of society he lives in, who he was with.

To me, if this kid goes down, his parents and friends and the family of his friends should also get charged. Everyone around that kid influenced him one way or the other, his parents where incompetent, his friends where ignorant, and the parents of those kids are irresponsible and also incompetent.

[Kurylo3d]

dude... dont try to push this blame around... yea he was raised wrong, yea... he was in a tough neighborhood. cry me a river... he deserves the death penalty. Hes damaged goods... he commited his actions and intended to commit them cause he thought he was tough. Lets see how tough he is when he gets raped in prison. Hes about to become someones little btch.

Im sure his defense team is going to use your same argument... but unfortunately, that argument wouldnt stand if he was 2 years older. So why should it stand for him.

[Valcore01]

@4
That is jumping to conclusions a bit. We have no idea who his parents were and what they have tried already. They might have been good parents and this kid just got in with the wrong crowd and it got bad early. The only thing you can reasonably say right now is that this kid mad a REALLY STUPID choice and is going to spend a long time paying for it.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

I thought ps3 owners were supposed to be more mature? :/

[Pandamobile]

Well, you're never going to hear news of a kid killing for a new GPU, lol.

[captain-obvious]

the nut-house is full of mature PPL too

[JRisburning]

Technically, he didn't "own" a PS3. So, he wasn't an "owner" of a PS3.

Jim ROme...out.

[xTruthx]

well he technically didn't become a ps3 owner cus he got cough b4 using it right ?

[agent027]

What the hell does PS3 owners have to do with someone who killed for a system?

Get a life, really.

[princejb134]

he wasnt a ps3 owner
he wanted a ps3

[i_am_interested]

not funny seeing as how the actual owner is dead

but i wouldnt expect much from someone who plays on xbox live

[Information Minister]

The only PS3 owner in this story is the guy who was killed. You fail.

Now I could say something about the IQ level of Xbox 360 owners, but I don't want to go down to your level. And besides, I know the difference between the average 360 gamer and a fanboy troll.

[KillerPwned]

Wow mr.halo i think someone got shut down...

You need to be more mature yourself and grow up pathetic of you to say something like that.

[simplyRealistic18]

actually that was a xbox player who couldn't afford a ps3 so he had to steal it

[Silly gameAr]

You really are a doucher.

[Erotic Sheep]

Well lets see them make a "Dear Playstation" ad out of this >_>

[jc48573]

the guy couldn't do anything, why shoot him?
Life is more important than games, but if the robber still shoots you then that really sucks.

[Kratos Spartan]

people will resort to anything to get that PS3

;)

[agent027]

That's terrible.

[themafia]

wtf, get a life, this is serious, i prefer ps3, but this isnt about consol wars, this is not virtual...he killed someone...

[Brasi82]

If only he had done this in Texas. Fry his ass!!!!!!!

[superrey19]

damn, thats messed up. Well he just ruined his own life and that of the victim.

[BaLLooN_BaBooN]

R.I.P Kevin Bell. Man I hate criminals. Stories like this make me sick.

[skip2mylou]

Jack Thopmson comes out of the closet now...... great

[lowcarb]

By your own stuff you little sh#ts! It's so annoying to read these stories of senseless deaths. I wish a law was passed for an instant death sentence to clean this foul behavior up.

[DigitalHorror81]

This kid hanging with the wrong crowd. I love hearing about how 'surprised' the parents are when a kid does something like this. "My little angel would NEVER...!!!" Yeah, you should have watched what he was doing. Can't believe this.. But you have to be realistic about this. It's not about PS3 or 360, or even Wii--there will always be robberies where people will try to steal SOMETHING. And I will keep my baseball bat propped against the wall near my bed. Hopefully I will never use it, but the security it gives me to sleep at night make it well worth keeping there for scumbags like this.

[delpiero89]

+50
One-Shot One-Kill
+50
Head-Shot
+50
Long Shot

PROMOTED TO FIRST-SERGENT

[simplyRealistic18]

LMFAO, THATS WRONG MAN

[deckard579]

life in prison is too good for this kid....save the tax payers money and change the laws and give this idiot the capital punishment he deserves

[Darkstorn]

You do realize that a lethal injection is more expensive than keeping a criminal alive for 50 years, right?

[Gwizz91]

For the guys saying he should get the death sentence well..I believe thats an easy way out! Getting life is way better so he can rot in prison and think of his stupidity for the rest of his life.

I feel bad for the owner he didn deserve to die. I think if the robbers got the stuff then they shouldnt of left that poor guy alone. Effed up world we live in huh?!

[gumgum99]

Nobody kills for Xbox's anymore. It seems the Playstations are what is "in" now.

[TroutPhishMan]

I saw this story and i wanted to post it here. This happened in my hometown and it's really sad that on the news here its focused on violence linked to the games the boy was trying to steal.

[ForROME]

Loyalty

[HurstDarkStar]

im sorry but if someone destoryed my ps3 i would kil a person but killing someone for one is a little extreme

[Mamajuana]

And in fact if this dude is guilty he will probably spend the rest of his life in jail, where he will have the rest of his life to drown in guilt and misery. May the gentleman who was gunned down rest in peace.

[JudoChinX]

I hope it was a PS3... You can get a PSone from the Goodwill these days. Anyone think Jack Thompson is going to chime in? Where is that guy anyways?

[ThePostalDudeX]

"It only does everything"

[jax07]

I live here in Cedar Rapids Iowa and I assure you that Cedar Rapids is as safe as they come. We recently have had an issue with alot of people coming in from Chicago to 1.) escape warrants 2.) and to go somewhere where they think they have easy targets. There is even a satellite police station that sits on the end of first avenue now. This sucks becayse these crazy a$$ niggaz are fighting in school and sh*t. It sucks because this town has fantastic people and we love all types but now people are starting to stereotype black people because of this crap. Its not wide spread but its happening,and being black I can personally tell you that this town has got to be one of the best kept secrets in the U.S. everyone just gets along here this is really unfortunate.

[maniacf40]

Xbox 360 - "it only drives people crazy"

[fullmetal297]

I can't believe you actually have the integrity to bash the 360 at an article this serious and unrelated. I'm taking away one your bubbles because someone like you doesn't deserve the luxury of speaking to me nor other sensible people.

[Fragger2k8]

There are far too many of these stupid idiots in this world..

Life in prison? People like this don't deserve to live a second longer.

[Psycho_Mantis]

Jesus titt sucking christ! What is wrong with the people who do these things? I hope this guy gets it all up in the ass in prison when he becomes somebodys bitc*.

This whole cresendo is just fu*king downright sick as fuc*...

[Modestmex]

Slay the boi.

[TwistedMetal]

So he just went out and busted a cap in a guy to get a playstation triple for free.
not only does he not have a ps3 but he gonna have to be in jail watching his bunghole and never haveing sex with a female. You would think no one would commit crimes because of those reasons alone but people are really dumb.

[MagicAccent]

Kid get's messed up in the head on account of a crappy childhood > Kid kills man for PS3 and gets sentenced to life at age 16 > Tax payers have to pay for kid for the next half cenruty or so > Another wasted life.

Wow, looks like everybody got screwed.. What a sh-tty world we live in.

[ATi_Elite]

This is just a sad reflection of our society when someone kills for entertainment instead of education, freedom, and equality. Our society tends to value money more than the gift of life and the human bond.

or

He had a xbox360 and got tired of that guy bragging about Killzone 2 Uncharted 2 and God of War 3 so he went over and popped a cap in his A$$ for the Ps3. Now that his dumb a$$ is in jail I'm sure he will blame his actions on that GTA DLC for the xbox360 liberty city stories. Rockstar will get sued and this idiot will get probation.

[Darkstorn]

Is killing ever justified?