'Serial swatter': 18-year-old pleads guilty to making nearly 400 bomb threats, mass shooting calls
An 18-year-old in California has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of swatting calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice says.
'Swatter-for-hire' pleads guilty to 4 counts, including 2 Florida threats
So-called "swatter-for-hire" Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to calling in bomb and shooting threats, including two in Florida in 2023.
Teen 'serial swatter' behind hundreds of hoax threats across U.S. pleads guilty
Alan Filion, 18, became a “serial swatter” for profit and entertainment and made more than 375 swatting and threat calls, federal officials say.
California teen ‘serial swatter’ pleads guilty to making interstate threats
A California teenager accused of being a "serial swatter" faces up to 20 years in prison for making interstate threats after pleading guilty in federal court on Wednesday.
Teen Behind Hundreds of Swatting Attacks Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
Alan Filion, believed to have operated under the handle “Torswats,” admitted to making more than 375 fake threats against schools, places of worship, and government buildings around the United States.
Lancaster teen accused in hundreds of swatting calls pleads guilty
A Lancaster teen accused of making hundreds of swatting calls and offer swatting-for-a-fee services pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement.
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California Teen Pleads Guilty to Hundreds of Fake Mass Shooting and Bombing Threats Across Entire Country: 'He Caused Profound Fear and Chaos'
A California teenager pleaded guilty to charges after allegedly phoning in hundreds of false bomb and mass shooting threats ...
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'This was a very chilling offense': Kenosha teen remains in custody after school shooting threat
The 13-year-old boy police say made school shooting threats toward Roosevelt Elementary School last week appeared in court ...
1-year-old killed in shooting following pursuit
Deputies with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office were first to spot the man, near Highway 44 and Interstate 10, after ...
Teen charged with making terroristic threats after Wisconsin school shooting scare, but no real guns found
Detectives questioned the boy, who initially claimed he went to the school to sell candy, but later told a social worker he ...
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Ex-Convict Accused of Threats to UCI Convicted of Weapons Charges
The threats “referenced firearms, the Virginia Tech school shooting, the Virginia Tech active shooter and his self-identified six stressors that are common in active shooters,” Soon said. Dumbrava ...
Bonita Vista Middle Student – Second in 2 Months – Suspected in Campus Shooting Threat
For the second time in two months, a Bonita Vista Middle School student has been arrested for allegedly making threats of a ...
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Police investigating shooting threats targeting several Amsterdam secondary schools
The police are investigating social media posts threatening shootings at several secondary schools in Amsterdam, mainly in ...
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North Texas man said voices ‘that crawl in ears’ told him to commit school shooting: warrant
A North Texas man accused of making threats against two Azle schools was arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of ...
Student arrested after Chula Vista police tipped about school shooting threat
The student was arrested at home before school after police were tipped off about a shooting threat at Bonita Vista Middle ...
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Police, prosecutors tracing and tackling flood of Arizona school threats
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The threats against Arizona schools began immediately after a deadly school shooting in Georgia on ...