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Man Behind Fatal ‘Swatting’ Gets 20 Years

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Tyler Barriss, a 26-year-old California man who admitted making a phony emergency call to police in late 2017 that led to the shooting death of an innocent Kansas resident, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Continue reading Man Behind Fatal ‘Swatting’ Gets 20 Years→

Three Charged for Working With Serial Swatter

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The Justice Department has filed criminal charges against three U.S. men accused of swatting, or making hoax reports of bomb threats or murders in a bid to trigger a heavily armed police response to a target’s address. Investigators say the men, aged 19 to 23, all carried out the attacks with the help of Tyler Barriss, a convicted serial swatter whose last stunt in late 2018 cost an Oklahoma man his life.

FBI agents on Wednesday arrested Neal Patel, 23, of Des Plaines, Ill. and Tyler Stewart, 19 of Gulf Breeze, Fla. The third defendant, Logan Patten, 19, of Greenwood, Mo., agreed to turn himself in. The men are charged in three separate indictments with conspiracy and conveying false information about the use of explosive devices. Continue reading Three Charged for Working With Serial Swatter→

Calif. Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Swatting Case, Faces 20+ Years in Prison

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A California man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing dozens of swatting attacks — including a deadly incident in Kansas last year — now faces 20 or more years in prison. Continue reading Calif. Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Swatting Case, Faces 20+ Years in Prison→