Suspect involved in fatal hoax in Kansas pleads guilty

WICHITA, Kan (AP) – A California actor accused of launching a hoax that led the police to kill a Kansas man (every hour, local time):

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A man from California admitted to making a hoax that eventually led the police to kill a Kansas man following a dispute between online gamblers whose bet was over $ 1.50 in a video game of the Second World War, Call of Duty.

Tyler R. Barriss, age 26, pleaded guilty to making a false report that resulted in death, cyber-harassment and conspiracy in the murderous murder case in Kansas. The contract with the prosecutors will send him to prison for at least 20 years, if the judge agrees. He had previously pleaded not guilty to Kansas.

As part of the plea agreement, Barriss pled guilty to a total of 51 counts including similar indictments originally laid in California and the District of Columbia.

Barriss is accused of falsely reporting a shootout in December 2017 following a dispute over a $ 1.50 bet in a Call of Duty WWII video game between two players. Wichita police reacted and Andrew Finch was shot and killed at his home in Wichita.

The penalty has been set for 30 January.

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A California man accused of making a call on the phone that led the police to kill an unarmed man in Kansas is expected to make new arguments.

Twenty-six-year-old Tyler R. Barriss attends a plea-bargaining hearing on Tuesday at the Wichita US District Court. He was indicted in Kansas for conspiracy to make a false appeal, cyberbullying and other crimes.

The court will also look into the cases originally filed in California and the District of Columbia regarding further calls and false threats.

Barriss faces a separate trial in January in Kansas under the charge of manslaughter.

Barriss is accused of falsely reporting a shot in December 2017 as a result of a dispute over an online game between two players. A SWAT team reacted and Andrew Finch was shot at his home in Wichita.