By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-14 15:59:33 | Updated at 2024-11-22 14:24:10
1 week ago
Teenager accused of swatting hundreds of places nationwide pleads guilty
Just the News ^ | November 13, 2024 | Misty Severi
Posted on 11/14/2024 7:48:28 AM PST by Twotone
A teenager allegedly behind hundreds of swatting incidents pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of making interstate threats.
Prosecutors claimed that 18-year-old Alan Filion of Lancaster, California, made more than 375 swatting and threatening calls from 2022 through January 2024.
Some of the calls included claims that he placed bombs at religious institutions, schools, and government buildings. He also threatened to detonate the bombs or carry out mass shootings, the Justice Department reported.
The teenager was mostly underage at the time of the calls, but he faces up to five years for each of the four charges.
“This prosecution and today’s guilty plea reaffirm the Justice Department’s commitment to using all tools to hold accountable every individual who endangers our communities through swatting and hoax threats,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement. "He caused profound fear and chaos and will now face the consequences of his actions.”
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: guiltyplea; swatting
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1 posted on 11/14/2024 7:48:28 AM PST by Twotone
To: Twotone
Was he just a “teenager” or was he a “teenager, teenager?”
2 posted on 11/14/2024 7:50:33 AM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
To: Twotone
Interesting. This guy makes 375 swatting calls, but is only charged for four of them.
Meanwhile in New York, DJT pays a porn actress (not a “star” before her name was attached to DJT) and is convicted of 34 felonies for the payment . . .
3 posted on 11/14/2024 7:53:42 AM PST by MCSETots ( )
To: HIDEK6
Even if he was a teenager, they could still try him as an adult, as he clearly understood what he was doing. Old enough to know better.
4 posted on 11/14/2024 7:54:58 AM PST by Twotone ( What's the difference between a politician & a flying pig? The letter "F.")
To: Twotone
And the parents were unaware of their child’s activity?? not even suspicious??
5 posted on 11/14/2024 7:55:16 AM PST by elpadre
To: HIDEK6
He looks Antifa to me, maybe trans. Shoot, you can’t tell the freaks without a program anymore!
6 posted on 11/14/2024 7:55:52 AM PST by Retrofitted
To: Twotone
He should have to pay for all the costs and wages.
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