By Nicole Crites | Arizona’s Family
Federal agents say 19-year-old Baron Martin targeted kids as young as 11, blackmailing them into acts of violence.
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — When 19-year-old Baron Martin was cited for a fender bender in Tucson two and a half years ago, federal agents say he was already deep into the world of 764.
Agents say Martin joined the online network in 2019 and is now tied to crimes that could keep him locked up for life.
Behind closed doors from his keyboard in Tucson, detectives say he went by the name “Convict,” targeting kids as young as 11 in the U.S. and overseas. Agents say he blackmailed them to carve his name into their bodies, kill their pets and live stream acts of extreme violence.
Timothy Courchaine, U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, filed a 29-count indictment against Martin.
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