Police report reveals new details in nbgee12's trespassing incident at IEM Dallas 2024
Back in early June, news broke that Adam "nbgee12" Zanzoul had been detained by authorities at IEM Dallas 2024 after trespassing and stealing several solid-state drives (SSDs) that were intended for player use. The news of the player's brazen theft of equipment from the event as well as his later permanent ban from the FACEIT platform became something of a cause célèbre in the Counter-Strike scene as it was the latest and most absurd chapter in nbgee12's career.
The player had previously received a permanent ban for ban evasion on ESEA, a ban from FACEIT Pro League due to attempted matchfixing in the FPL-C qualifier, and had a history of offensive and unprofessional conduct online and in person, however being detained by the Dallas Police Department (DPD) for stealing the SSDs went far beyond his previous indiscretions.
At the time of Dust2.us' original reporting on the incident, which followed Collin "CoJoMo" Moren's hour-long interview with nbgee12, the publication filed a request with the DPD for more information regarding the incident. Following a lengthy delay, Dust2.us has received the police incident report which has revealed new details about the May 31st incident.
Dust2.us has opted not to publish the full police report due to it containing nbgee12 and an ESL FACEIT Group employee's addresses as well as other private information. The Narrative Information completed by a DPD officer reveals that nbgee12 was caught on security camera entering a backstage area at IEM Dallas 2024 where he was recorded stealing three SSDs, a key, and a jacket. The theft of the SSDs was known whereas the theft of a key and a jacket was not disclosed by nbgee12 at the time.
More interesting is ESL FACEIT Group's decision to not press charges as long as nbgee12 returned the stolen goods, which he did after being escorted to his hotel room at the Omni Hotel Dallas. After returning the goods nbgee12 was advised not to return to the venue.
Overall, the incident is one of the strangest events in recent NA CS history, with nbgee12 having since kept a relatively low profile outside of attending the recent Fragadelphia Kansas City LAN as a fan alongside his Elevate confederates and Damian "EMIYA" Boulware.
