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A 26-year-old Californian pleaded guilty to voluntarily making a false emergency call. The consequences had been fatal worldwide in December 2017. Following the phone call, a 28-year-old father of two was shot dead by police in Wichita, Kansas State.
The case involving a federal Kansas court is troubling for many reasons: the appellant and the man injured by the police did not know each other at all. And according to the authorities, according to the authorities, the dispute between two videographers concerning a game in the shooter "Call of Duty: WII".
The man who gave the wrong urgent appeal is Tyler B., threatening him with a so-called "plea agreement" sentenced to 20 or 25 years in prison – if the judge accepts this agreement with the prosecutor. In the context of the Wichita incident, B. pleaded guilty to three counts of indictment, including "cyberbullying", presentation of a false report and death. More allegations were dropped during the course of the transaction.
Nevertheless, B. still counts 51 counts. It's about more than supposed phone jokes. The Californian admitted to concealing false threats to the bomb at the FBI headquarters and the FCC, the US telecommunications authority.
In 46 other cases, he made false statements about alleged bombs in high schools, shopping malls or television channels. Since his hometown of Los Angeles, he has called emergency numbers in 17 US states. According to the daily "Wichita Eagle", evacuations were reported as a result of these calls.
"Swatting" is dangerous for emergency personnel and citizens
All of these actions ended without injury, but the fake emergency call to Kansas resulted in the death of a pbaderby. Since then, the incident has been considered as an extreme example of the consequences that can have what is called "swatting". A "swatting" is the pretext of an emergency, in order to appear the police or directly a Swat team, a special American unit for example for hostage taking or unleashing, with a specific person.
Matching cases are known from the scene of players and streamers and celebrities have been hit several times. The Los Angeles Police Department had warned in 2012 that the practice of "crashing" was putting "forces and citizens at risk".
The case of Wichita originates from the investigator who allegedly had knowledge of a dispute between two players around "Call of Duty". Casey V., 18, from North College Hill, Ohio, and Shane G., 20, from Wichita, reportedly clashed for a $ 1.50 bet. In the course of this litigation, Casey V. allegedly ordered Los Angeles-based Tyler B. to "swap" G. using an address in Wichita that Casey V had previously received from Shane G.
According to the "Wichita Eagle", Taylor B. did what he wanted when he called the emergency call center, he veiled his phone number, claiming that he was a man who had killed his own father, taken hostage and was planning to light the house. ,
Still chatted
B. was previously even via direct communication with G., the targeted victim communicated via Twitter. Shane G. had discovered that Taylor B. was spying on him. Also in this conversation, the address that B. initially received from Casey V. should have been part of the conversation.
"Try your shit," says Shane G. in exchange for B. "I'm waiting." All that G. wrote knowing that the address mentioned was no longer his – he had meanwhile moved.
Tyler B. sent the police with his call to the unsuspecting family man. He was shot after leaving the building. The police had stated in the situation, according to his own data, that he wanted to shoot a weapon. In his statement, the Federal Court points out that the man was innocent.
"Without ever setting foot in the city of Wichita, the accused caused a chaotic situation that quickly went from a dangerous situation to a deadly situation," said Attorney Stephen McAllister. He pleads for Tyler B. to be imprisoned for 20 years provided he sends several apology letters, including to the police and family of the father shot.
The verdict in the Tyler B. case is expected to be released on January 30th. He is also facing another lawsuit in Sedgwick County District Court in January for allegations of negligent homicide. Casey V. and Shane G. are also awaiting trial. They dispute several allegations against them.
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