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St0rmFury
11/14/18 8:24:03 PM
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Man Pleads Guilty to Swatting Hoax That Resulted in a Fatal Shooting

A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making dozens of hoax phone calls during which he reported fake crimes, including one high-profile call last year that resulted in another man in Wichita, Kan., being fatally shot by a police officer.

Under a plea agreement, the caller, Tyler Barriss, 25, of Los Angeles, will serve between 20 and 25 years in prison for making the false reports by phone, a practice known as swatting.

Prosecutors say that in addition to initiating the swatting episode in Kansas where he entered his plea on Tuesday Mr. Barriss made dozens of other, similar calls to emergency and law enforcement agencies across the country during which he falsely reported bomb threats, active shootings and other criminal activity at high schools, shopping malls and even the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

No one was injured or killed as a result of those calls. It was the Wichita episode for which Mr. Barriss pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, conspiracy and making a false report resulting in a death that drew attention to the potentially deadly consequences of swatting. Under the agreement, he also pleaded guilty to dozens of other charges out of California and Washington, D.C., related to swatting.

Without ever stepping foot in Wichita, the defendant created a chaotic situation that quickly turned from dangerous to deadly, said Stephen McAllister, the United States attorney for Kansas. His reasons were trivial and his disregard for the safety of other people was staggering.

Prosecutors say that on Dec. 28, 2017, two other men, Casey Viner and Shane Gaskill, got in an argument while playing an online video game, and Mr. Viner enlisted Mr. Barriss to swat Mr. Gaskill. Mr. Gaskill, egging them on, provided a false address for his home.

Mr. Barriss called the police in Wichita, telling them that he had killed his father, was holding two family members at gunpoint, had doused his house in gasoline and was contemplating suicide. Police officers arrived at the address they were given, and one fatally shot a fourth man, Andrew Finch, 28, in his doorway after he stepped outside to investigate the commotion and dropped his hands. Mr. Finch, though, had done nothing wrong and did not know about the swatting call.

In April, District Attorney Marc Bennett of Sedgwick County, Kan., said no criminal charges would be filed against the officer who shot Mr. Finch. Mr. Viner and Mr. Gaskill are facing federal charges and are awaiting trial. Mr. Barrisss sentencing is set for Jan. 30.


www.nytimes.com/2018/11/13/us/barriss-swatting-wichita.amp.html
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thronedfire2
11/14/18 8:25:51 PM
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he is NOT gonna have a fun time in prison
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SoundNetwork
11/14/18 8:27:09 PM
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should Mr. Gaskill be GUILTY too?
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kingdrake2
11/14/18 8:28:19 PM
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SoundNetwork posted...
should Mr. Gaskill be GUILTY too?


if they contributed to someones death yes.
the other guy should be tossed in jail too.
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Behaviorism
11/14/18 8:28:21 PM
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Zikten
11/14/18 8:29:03 PM
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Hopefully this shuts down swatting now

I'm mad the cop gets off Scott free though.
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LanHikari10
11/14/18 8:29:44 PM
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I don't understand how anyone could ever rationalize swatting as being an okay "prank" to pull on someone.
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Doe
11/14/18 8:29:58 PM
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-Do literally nothing wrong
-Get shot

Also they fired a bullet after being told there was gasoline spread?
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XxKrazyChaosxX
11/14/18 8:31:17 PM
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Wasn't he acting obnoxious on Twitter about it too? Saying it wasn't him who physically killed the other guy that it was the cops fault.
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Veggeta X
11/14/18 8:32:00 PM
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It's all fun and jokes until you go to prison.
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glitteringfairy
11/14/18 8:34:45 PM
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He'll be out in 5
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thronedfire2
11/14/18 8:45:37 PM
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glitteringfairy posted...
He'll be out in 5


he'll be dead in 5
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Solar_Crimson
11/14/18 8:48:56 PM
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XxKrazyChaosxX posted...
Wasn't he acting obnoxious on Twitter about it too? Saying it wasn't him who physically killed the other guy that it was the cops fault.

Yes.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/14/18 8:53:56 PM
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Get fucked, murderer
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Webmaster4531
11/14/18 8:54:26 PM
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kingdrake2 posted...
SoundNetwork posted...
should Mr. Gaskill be GUILTY too?


if they contributed to someones death yes.
the other guy should be tossed in jail too.

I dunno. He was fighting with the guy initiating the Swatting. How the hell was he supposed to know that idiot would actually do it? I mean did he even know it was a real address?
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SquirrelyDan
11/14/18 8:54:43 PM
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XxKrazyChaosxX posted...
Wasn't he acting obnoxious on Twitter about it too? Saying it wasn't him who physically killed the other guy that it was the cops fault.

Yeah. He was interviewed by some Youtuber and in the interview he showed no remorse and blamed others, like the cop, for the death.
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Touch
11/14/18 8:56:40 PM
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The fairest of nexts.
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VipaGTS
11/14/18 8:57:21 PM
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Good. Welcome to the real world, idiot...sure hope that "EPIC TROLL PRANK" was worth it to you, dumbshit.
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markconigliaro
11/14/18 9:00:04 PM
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XxKrazyChaosxX posted...
Wasn't he acting obnoxious on Twitter about it too? Saying it wasn't him who physically killed the other guy that it was the cops fault.


Here's his twitter account, he posted the April 6th tweets from jail. The swat happened on December 28th.

https://twitter.com/GoredTutor36
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Mr_Karate_II
11/14/18 9:00:44 PM
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Fair,next. The other guy egging them on isn't responsible in any way. The only responsible person here is the asshole who swatted the innocent guy. The cops responded how they're trained, they didn't know it was a prank.
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Mr_Karate_II
11/14/18 9:01:36 PM
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markconigliaro posted...
XxKrazyChaosxX posted...
Wasn't he acting obnoxious on Twitter about it too? Saying it wasn't him who physically killed the other guy that it was the cops fault.


Here's his twitter account, he posted the April 6th tweets from jail. The swat happened on December 28th.

https://twitter.com/GoredTutor36

How the hell can he tweet from jail?
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thronedfire2
11/14/18 9:02:53 PM
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I thought he was out on bail?

but probably not allowed on the internet
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Zikten
11/14/18 9:02:57 PM
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Mr_Karate_II posted...
Fair,next. The other guy egging them on isn't responsible in any way. The only responsible person here is the asshole who swatted the innocent guy. The cops responded how they're trained, they didn't know it was a prank.

They should known something was wrong when the guy had a confused look on his face. Also why would a person holed up in a house with hostages just open the front door? The cops had clues it wasn't real but they didn't think
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RickyTheBAWSE
11/14/18 9:04:05 PM
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c'mon guys, lighten up! it was just a joke! literally just words. plus, cops don't kill people who don't resist.
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Ki_cat_
11/14/18 9:04:42 PM
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I know police have to take serious measures but what happened to assessing the situation and seeing the guy is clearly confused and submitting?

I 100% blame the swatter too. Sure, don't antagonize people but it's freaking online. People troll all the time and argue. This dude isn't well and no one can really guess that until something happens.
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Mr_Karate_II
11/14/18 9:05:06 PM
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The asshole should get life in prison.
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markconigliaro
11/14/18 9:05:43 PM
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Mr_Karate_II posted...
markconigliaro posted...
XxKrazyChaosxX posted...
Wasn't he acting obnoxious on Twitter about it too? Saying it wasn't him who physically killed the other guy that it was the cops fault.


Here's his twitter account, he posted the April 6th tweets from jail. The swat happened on December 28th.

https://twitter.com/GoredTutor36

How the hell can he tweet from jail?


The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office on Monday said in a news release that a software upgrade to an inmate kiosk that was done improperly by the vendor gave inmates a chance to get onto the Internet "for less than a few hours."

It's unknown exactly how many inmates got onto the internet or what they did. The Sheriff's Office said 14 inmates had access to the kiosk in question before the vendor learned of the breach.

Inmates can use kiosks in the jail to check their account balances to buy items from the jail's commissary and send and receive electronic messages. They aren't supposed to have access to the internet.


https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article208394569.html
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Shotgunnova
11/14/18 9:06:19 PM
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Good riddance.
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Mr_Karate_II
11/14/18 9:07:01 PM
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I haven't heard much about swatting recently and that's a good thing.
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CapnMuffin
11/14/18 9:11:32 PM
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JC, reading that guys twitter, literally proud of doing this and refuses blame

Also

l swatted FCC and MLG Dallas l'm not busted yet if you can't pull off a swat without getting busted you're not a leet hacking God its that simple

Well now youre busted. Rot in jail gg no re
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CornBarn
11/14/18 9:21:47 PM
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Mr_Karate_II posted...
The asshole should get life in prison.
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apolloooo
11/14/18 9:23:17 PM
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VipaGTS posted...
Good. Welcome to the real world, idiot...sure hope that "EPIC TROLL PRANK" was worth it to you, dumbshit.

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Muffinz0rz
11/14/18 9:26:38 PM
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CapnMuffin posted...
if you can't pull off a swat without getting busted you're not a leet hacking God its that simple

LMAOO holy shit
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-Unowninator-
11/14/18 9:56:14 PM
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Wow, I just looked at his tweets and read this topic. He's going to more than just prison, if you get what I'm saying.
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SauI_Goodman
11/14/18 9:57:58 PM
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He was a repeat offender. He got away with it once. Fool didn't learn his lesson. He will when Big Bubba gets between those cute little buttcheeks.
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eggcorn
11/14/18 9:59:52 PM
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fuck that guy
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St0rmFury
11/15/18 7:37:17 AM
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eggcorn posted...
fuck that guy

Yeah, fuck him.
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catboy0_0
11/15/18 7:40:14 AM
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Touch posted...
The fairest of nexts.

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Kitt
11/15/18 7:44:23 AM
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Didn't he have a stupid, not so subtle gamertag? Something like ISwatUxxx420? I vaguely remember that because it was at least something from this whole thing that made me laugh.
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REMercsChamp
11/15/18 7:53:31 AM
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Lock him up and throw away the key
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Southernfatman
11/15/18 7:56:29 AM
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Should be life in prison.
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voldothegr8
11/15/18 8:03:33 AM
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thronedfire2 posted...
glitteringfairy posted...
He'll be out in 5


he'll be dead in 5

He didn't molest a kid or anything like that, I doubt he'll receive prison justice.
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Solar_Crimson
11/15/18 9:16:03 AM
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voldothegr8 posted...
thronedfire2 posted...
glitteringfairy posted...
He'll be out in 5


he'll be dead in 5

He didn't molest a kid or anything like that, I doubt he'll receive prison justice.

No, but if he runs his mouth IRL like he does online, then he's going to have a bad time.
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RchHomieQuanChi
11/15/18 9:21:41 AM
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That's great, but what happens to the officer that shot him?
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St0rmFury
11/15/18 9:25:08 AM
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...
That's great, but what happens to the officer that shot him?

In April, District Attorney Marc Bennett of Sedgwick County, Kan., said no criminal charges would be filed against the officer who shot Mr. Finch.

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EpicMickeyDrew
11/15/18 9:58:05 AM
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Doe posted...
-Do literally nothing wrong
-Get shot

If only the homeowner had a gun to defend himself.
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Unite
11/15/18 10:09:46 AM
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The 2 who started the fight should also be in prison
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Knowledge_King
11/15/18 11:55:02 AM
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Dumb ruling. The cop is at fault for shooting him. The guy who called them should get the normal time for misusing 911 and filing a false police report.
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SquirrelyDan
11/16/18 7:28:16 PM
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@Knowledge_King posted...
Dumb ruling. The cop is at fault for shooting him. The guy who called them should get the normal time for misusing 911 and filing a false police report.

I guess you are either trolling or you didn't read anything in the OP? He was advised that he'd face 20-25 years as part of pleading guilty, which he did. There was no trial. He'll be sentenced in January 2019, I believe.
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