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'Swatting' hoaxer has been accused of making false threats before
LATimes ^ | December 30th, 2017 | Dakota Smith

Posted on 12/30/2017 6:42:05 PM PST by LouieFisk

Two years ago, Tyler Barriss called in multiple bomb threats to the Glendale offices of KABC-TV Channel 7, prompting a mass evacuation. Barriss was charged and eventually convicted in connection with the hoax, one of several high-profile incidents at the time that focused attention on the act of crank-calling known as "swatting." Now, Barriss, 25, is accused of a much more serious hoax. He was arrested in South Los Angeles on Friday for his suspected role in a deadly prank in Kansas, police said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; donutwatch; gamers; kansas; police; shooting; swatting
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