Three Charged for Working With Serial Swatter
Summary: The U.S. Justice Department charged three men aged 19 to 23 - Neal Patel of Des Plaines, Ill., Tyler Stewart of Gulf Breeze, Fla., and Logan Patten of Greenwood, Mo. - with conspiracy and conveying false information about explosive devices for swatting attacks carried out with convicted serial swatter Tyler Barriss in December 2017. Barriss, who pleaded guilty in November 2018 to 51 federal charges and agreed to a sentence of 20 to 25 years, made the hoax call that led Wichita police to shoot and kill 28-year-old Andrew Finch, a father of two with no connection to the dispute.
Key Takeaway: According to the FBI, each swatting incident costs emergency responders approximately $10,000, and the Wichita case shows the cost can also be a bystander's life - Andrew Finch was killed at an address he happened to occupy, over a $1.50 dispute in a video game.
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