L.A. Man Charged In Fatal Hoax Phone Call Pleads Guilty To Dozens Of ‘Swatting' Crimes
LAPPL News Watch
November 16, 2018
A Los Angeles man accused of making a hoax phone call that led to a fatal police shooting in Kansas pleaded guilty Tuesday to placing dozens of similar “swatting” calls, including one to FBI headquarters in Washington and another that may have delayed a hearing on net neutrality last year, authorities said.
Tyler Barriss, 25, will serve at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to 51 separate charges brought by federal prosecutors in Kansas, California and Washington, D.C., according to a statement issued Tuesday by the U.S. attorney’s office in Wichita, Kan.
“Without ever stepping foot in Wichita, the defendant created a chaotic situation that quickly turned from dangerous to deadly,” U.S. Atty. Stephen McAllister said in a statement.
1 comment:
Good. I hope he has lots of fun there. Maybe he can scream MAN DOWN from his cell a few dozen times in the middle of the night and see what happens.
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