Gamer Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Making Prank Calls to the Police

GridGamesID – Casey Viner, a 19-year-old boy from Ohio, USA, had to receive a prison sentence of 15 months for his pranks committed in 2017.

The reason is quite simple, namely prank calls.

Yep, Casey and a friend, Tyler Bariss, lost a bet playing the game Call of Duty.

The punishment, Casey and Tyler must do Swatting alias telephone containing a false report to the police via 911.

What makes Swatting so special is that the police will come to do SWAT or raid locations with full weapons and special tactics.

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This report is always taken seriously because it could threaten the life of the reporter.

Bad luck, the address they gave was actually there and the police actually visited.

As a result, the owner of the house named Andrew Finch was shot dead by the police even though he did not know anything.

Tyler, who became the main perpetrator of Swatting, has been arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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