A Bremerton, Washington, man was taken into custody Thursday for placing 20 swatting calls, altering people of fake emergencies in 11 states as well as Canada.
Swatting involves placing bogus reports of an emergency that would require the intervention of a police SWAT team. Swatting examples are calling about a violent crime taking place and claiming that explosives will be detonated.
Due to the nature of the threats claimed in swatting calls, the incidents can sometimes result in violence from responders expecting someone armed and dangerous at the provided address. In these cases, no one was injured, according to the Justice Department., 20, is accused of making over 20 such calls last year June 6 to Sept. 6.
’s alleged victims cannot be overstated. There is nothing funny about abusing emergency resources and intentionally placing people in harm’s way,” said U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Nicholas Brown.
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