Wednesday, November 14, 2018

California man pleads guilty to fatal swatting and FCC bomb threat

A Californian man whose unsuccessful swatting attempt led to the death of 28-year old Andrew Finch has pled guilty to charges that will see him sent to prison for at least 20 years. Tyler Barriss was charged with cyberstalking, conspiracy, and making a false report that resulted in death. He also pled guilty to calling in numerous fake bomb scares against schools, universities, shopping malls, the headquarters of the FBI, and those of the FCC during its vote on net neutrality.

Barriss was first charged back in January 2018, after being arrested shortly after the fatal shooting on December 28th, 2017. The hoax call originated from a disagreement over a Call of Duty match on which a bet of $1.50 was placed. However, events spiralled out...

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