Authorities in Texas have identified a juvenile suspect they say is responsible for dozens of swatting incidents and bomb threats over 10 states. The Collin County Sheriff’s Office said it worked with the Tyler Police Department, Smith County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI on the investigation, executing a search warrant in Smith County on June …
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A Kansas man admitted to making the prank emergency call that resulted in police shooting an innocent man in front of his home last year. Per The Wichita Eagle, Tyler Barriss, 26, pleaded guilty to 51 federal charges not only related to the December 2017 death of Andrew Finch, 28, but for reporting fake bomb threats, …
A prank caller reportedly “swatted” Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg Tuesday morning, summoning SWAT teams to the shooting survivor’s Parkland home. Broward County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Gina Carter said an 8:39 a.m. 911 call described someone being at the Florida home with a weapon and holding hostages. Carter went on to confirm that the call …
Police have said Andrew Finch, 28, was shot after a prankster called 911 last week with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at Finch’s Wichita home.
An ABC affiliate in Los Angeles revealed new details about the suspect behind a hoax that turned deadly for an innocent man in Kansas. According to KABC, Tyler Raj Barriss was convicted in 2015 on charges that he made false bomb threats to the station. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Witchita police officers responded to the …
