American Casey Viner received 15 months in prison for conspiracy related to swatting due to a conflict in the shooter Call of Duty. As reported by PC Gamer, he will also be banned from playing online games for two years after his release.
Casey Viner admitted to being an accomplice of Tyler Barriss, who was convicted for a fatal swatting incident. The court found that Viner reached out to Barriss at the request of Shane Gaskill, who wanted to intimidate a fellow player in the online shooter Call of Duty. Gaskill provided a false address. As a result of this prank, a 28-year-old man was killed. He was shot by a SWAT team member who believed the man was armed.
In March 2019, the court sentenced Tyler Barriss. The 26-year-old man had been involved in swatting for a long time and pleaded guilty to 51 charges. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Swatting is a type of prank where the offender sends false anonymous reports of shootings, leading to SWAT teams being dispatched to the given address.
Source: 3dnews.ru
