{"id":6746,"date":"2019-01-26T04:01:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T04:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/swatting-conspirators-charged-in-us\/"},"modified":"2019-01-26T04:01:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T04:01:24","slug":"swatting-conspirators-charged-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/swatting-conspirators-charged-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Swatting&#8217; conspirators charged in US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Swatting suspect Tyler Barriss\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ECB7\/production\/_99599506_043827340-1.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Tyler Barriss was extradited from his LA home to Kansas to face charges<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Three American men have been charged with aiding a hoaxer whose prank led to a fatal shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Justice (DoJ) claims the three men &#8220;conspired&#8221; with another man, Tyler Barriss, to make calls about fake incidents which prompted armed police to respond. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Barriss is facing 20 years in jail for one &#8220;swatting&#8221; call that ended in the death of Andrew Finch.<\/p>\n<p>Schools, police departments and others were targeted with fake calls.<\/p>\n<p>The three men charged with conspiracy and &#8220;conveying false information concerning the use of an explosive device&#8221; are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Neal Patel, Illinois<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Tyler Stewart, Florida<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Logan Patten, Missouri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr Patel and Mr Stewart have been arrested and charged, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/three-men-charged-swatting-schemes-which-admitted-hoax-maker-targeted-individuals\" class=\"story-body__link-external\">said the DoJ in a statement.<\/a> It added that Mr Patten had agreed to give himself up to police in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Information about the swatting incidents released by the DoJ revealed that the three are accused of being in contact with Barriss for a series of hoax calls separate to the one in late 2017 that ended in Mr Finch&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>The other incidents allegedly involved bomb threats made to schools, calls about fake hostage situations involving armed attackers and paying Barriss to prompt police to attend fictitious emergencies. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-46988325\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Reuters Image caption Tyler Barriss was extradited from his LA home to Kansas to face charges Three American men have been charged with aiding a hoaxer whose prank led to a fatal shooting. 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