Former Gizmondo chief Stefan Eriksson lands back in jail, in Sweden

While there's been no shortage of fresh Gizmondo rumors over the past year or so, we haven't heard much of anything about former bigwig Stefan Eriksson, who's known as much for a little car crash as he is for the company he helped bring into infamy. That looks to have changed in a big way this week, however, as Herr Eriksson has now landed back in jail in Sweden, where he's facing a whole slew of new, very serious charges, including extortion, aggravated assault, grand theft, embezzlement, and a firearms violation. No word on a new trial date or anything just yet, but it looks like Eriksson won't be resting easy anytime soon, as a district judge has granted a request to keep him in jail pending an investigation.

[Thanks, JC]

[Jon @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:37PM]

haha

[Quantumphysics @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:52PM]

Why do we pay attention to this guy?

Is it because he wrecked a sports car 99.998% of the world's population will never drive/or be able to afford


or

is it because he was behind a company that would have released a video game handheld that would fail in the presense of DS and PSP?

[Duke @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:06PM]

I think it's a little bit of both. It's all just so funny.

[Blackstar @ Apr 3rd 2009 8:35PM]

Will someone just shoot this prick? He's breathing my air.

[psychoticdream @ Apr 3rd 2009 9:36PM]

he was also found to have ties to the russian mob i think

[Dave Chappelle @ Apr 4th 2009 1:11AM]

to be honest id probably spend more time paying attention to this guy then quantum physics dude.

[Dave Chappelle @ Apr 4th 2009 1:11AM]

to be honest id probably spend more time paying attention to this guy then quantum physics dude, oh but that's just me.

[Dave Chappelle @ Apr 4th 2009 1:12AM]

sorry bout double post, i pressed the report but that feature sucks.

[dhv217 @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:38PM]

"extortion, aggravated assault, grand theft, embezzlement, and a firearms violation. "

Sounds like what you find in GTA. Maybe he overdid it.

[OneLove @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:04PM]

maybe he wants to sell the book rights to his story and make millions.

[Joseph @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:39PM]

not many people i enjoy watching suffer, but this guy is one of them.

[Brian @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:40PM]

omg i thought for a second the headline read "Former Gizmodo chief...lands in jail, in Sweden" but then i was like since when was there an editor named Stefan Eriksson?! Then i realized that i just misread. :P

[DeoWulf @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:45PM]

I get the two confused often... I thought at first that this was a very low blow at a competing blog. :P

[Dave Chappelle @ Apr 4th 2009 12:58AM]

i thought the same, and thought that this low blow was bs so i was gonna say,

"Damn Gizmodo is BADASS! i am going there now"

[Daza @ Apr 4th 2009 8:05AM]

Chalk me up as another who was wondering what the hell a Gizmodo chief was doing in a Swedish prison.

[Hamidxa @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:41PM]

It's ok, Apple just posted his bail, so he'll be on the streets again by lunch time.

[phobic99 @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:45PM]

And the first person to mention Apple in an unrelated topic goes to...

[chickenator @ Apr 3rd 2009 7:46PM]

@Hamidxa,
looks like u forgot to set your profile private.

[Kizorblade @ Apr 4th 2009 6:29AM]

/Sigh
Do you see Apple fans here going "MICROSOFT SUCKZORRRZZZZ!!!!1!O!EN!OENEONE!INOENE!"?

No? Good. Then why'd you post that?
Idiot.

[Argot @ Apr 4th 2009 1:33PM]

You can't post bail in Sweden.

[Cargojack @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:29PM]

he destroyed a 1 million dollar car..............

[Pencreus @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:55PM]

Yeah... what kind of an ass busts an Enzo into a million pieces!

[DirtyVegas @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:49PM]

>> including extortion, aggravated assault, grand theft, embezzlement, and a firearms violation.

Might have as well thrown in murder in there...

[acme @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:49PM]

everytime i see Gizmondo, i think Gizmodo....

[Jakob @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:54PM]

Hmm.. I always see Gizmodo, but think Gizmondo.

[you @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:07PM]

i read it the same. i was about to say "Dayum! those editors work hard for their stories!"

[loneraver @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:54PM]

It's really Dietrich's fault. Dietrich!!!!

[skyblaze @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:55PM]

hey josh topolsky... you listening? skyblaze speaking. you better not end up like this guy, you hear?! engadget's my home away from home so don't end up going postal on darren or chris if your RE5 xbox gets stolen or your girl leaves you or somethin like that. you guys are too balls 2 the wall awesome to end up like this jerk.

[so anyway, lets all go to gizmondo and comment with links to the read link and point fingers and laugh -and someone throw conficker on their servers while we're at it-]

[Joshua Topolsky @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:57PM]

I think you mean Gizmodo? They're not involved... as far as I know!

[skyblaze @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:59PM]

*looks up gizmondo*

holy shit you weren't talking about gizmodo's chief...... o well. lets do conficker on them anyway, engadget's better.

[apple nerd without a cause @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:09PM]

i read gizmodo then i was like yes rot in prison you bastards then i read gizmondo and at first i was like awhhh what about gizmodo and then i realized the man who took my psp out of my hands threw it on the ground and jumped on it, handed my a gizmondo and said here you will like this much better. ROT IN HELL YOU SON OF A BICH you are a Basted and generally mean guy you nave you scalliwag you bootlicking foulmouthing psp smashing grave diggen sports care driving guy who is my father. Whooooo Star Wars Flash Back.

[DirtyVegas @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:18PM]

Calm down.

[The WC @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:47PM]

DirtyVegas and I don't agree on much, but yeah, calm down. You're dangerously close to becoming a stereotype, if you aren't already.

[Col. Readily Apparent Upon Cursory Inspection @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:51PM]

You are an angry person.

[absurdio @ Apr 4th 2009 12:33AM]

Stefan Erikkson makes you touch his hands for stupid reasons?

[fbazerghi @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:17PM]

hah. fucker

[apple nerd without a cause @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:17PM]

hurah finally apple and microsoft can unite aganist a common enemy!!! (sorry i just sore watch men)

[KEROLiUKAS @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:42PM]

This guy likes to live the life...Mafia and CEO...then just mafia...sounds like a movie...

[monty @ May 1st 2009 1:22AM]

lets see if the email when someone replies works after this much time.

you predicted the movie! you are a winner sir!

[Wireless @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:43PM]

Looks to me like he just wants to live life like a Videio Game!!

[Joseph @ Apr 3rd 2009 6:56PM]

and the saga continues: "Leisure Suit Larry Goes to Prison"

[Andrew88 @ Apr 3rd 2009 7:51PM]

This week on Locked Up Abroad...

[ManekiNeko @ Apr 3rd 2009 8:02PM]

Wow, this guy just keeps making news!

[Logboy @ Apr 3rd 2009 8:15PM]

I wish they had that cool "jailcam" effect in Photo Booth...Do they put you in jail first for days and let you get all greasy, dirty and strung out, and THEN take your photo?

[bluestriker @ Apr 3rd 2009 11:02PM]

I'm not sure he could make a lower image of himself...he's certainly not really trying to clean up.

[lio @ Apr 4th 2009 2:56AM]

http://www.businesscards.net.in

[iknowaeiou @ Apr 4th 2009 2:57AM]

Show us on the vaporware where he touched you.

[encosion @ Apr 4th 2009 3:36AM]

Herr... Seriously? You know that's NOT Swedish right?

"Herr (noun). The conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir."

[Ola @ Apr 4th 2009 4:15AM]

I'm Swedish, and yes, 'Herr' just means the same as 'Mr.' in English. Just because it's German doesn't mean it's not the same in other languages.

Btw, Stefan Eriksson was part of the so-called Uppsala Mafia. He's done far worse things than create a failing gaming console and crash a car.

[Jakob @ Apr 4th 2009 5:19AM]

Auch a Scandinavian mafia, sounds awfully weird :P