Calif. Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Swatting Case, Faces 20+ Years in Prison
Summary: Tyler Barriss, 25, of California pleaded guilty in Wichita on Tuesday to causing dozens of swatting attacks, including the December 28, 2017 call that sent Wichita police to 1033 W. McCormick, where officers shot and killed 28-year-old Andrew Finch. Barriss also admitted making hoax bomb threats to FBI and FCC headquarters in Washington, D.C., and swatting and bomb-threat calls to emergency numbers in 17 states and Canada, and faces 20 or more years in prison at sentencing set for January 30, 2019.
Why it matters: The fatal call came from a dispute between two Call of Duty gamers, and the address that got Andrew Finch killed was handed over by one of them; the officer who fired was cleared in April and will not be named because he was not charged.
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