Twitch Streamer Summit1g Says He Has Gotten a Death Threat

Jaryd "Summit1g" Lazar is one of the most popular streamers on the platform of Twitch with the veteran content creator having been streaming on the platform for many years and routinely draws in tens of thousands of viewers to his streams. Recent success has even seen Summit1g pass the likes of Fortnite superstar Tyler "Ninja" Belvins in terms of total Twitch subscriptions. However, this great deal of success has not stopped the veteran Twitch streamer in Summit1g from revealing to his viewers that he has received a death threat that has put him on high alert. 

During a recent stream where he was playing the pirate adventure game of Sea of Thieves, the game that has become the game of choice of Summit1g in recent weeks, Summit1g explained to his viewers that he has received a death threat and will be staying inside his home for a few days as a safety precaution while having alerted the proper authorities and Twitch. 

"Somebody gave me a death threat boys. So, I'm just going to make sure that I'm staying indoors for the next few days. I've contacted the Police. They're working with Twitch. All I really can do man." said Summit1g. "I'm gonna have people posted outside the house all day Wednesday. It's 99.9% a joke. Just some f**king dipshit being an asshole, wanting to get some attention, but unfortunately that means I have to take it somewhat serious."

While Summit1g and other content creators are extremely popular and have a great deal of fans, there is always the outliers in the worlds of Twitch and YouTube that look to secure notoriety in extreme ways. However, with the proactive safety measures that Summit1g has taken, the Twitch streamer is prepared to deal with the potentially dangerous situation in a safe manner.  

(cover photo courtesy of The Audio-Technica Blog)