California Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Deadly Kansas 'Swatting'

slipped_bit writes: Tyler R. Barriss, 26, who pleaded guilty to multiple counts of 'swatting' attempts, including the case that caused an innocent man to be killed by police in 2017, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The case in 2017 was all because of a dispute between two online players over a $1.50 bet in the 'Call of Duty: WWII' video game. A total of 51 federal charges related to fake calls and threats were made against Barriss. 'Barriss' prosecution in Wichita consolidated other federal cases that had initially been filed against him in California and the District of Columbia involving similar calls and threats he made,' reports FOX 4 Kansas City. 'Prosecutors had asked for a 25-year sentence, while the defense had sought a 20-year term.'

'The intended target in Wichita, Shane Gaskill, 20, and the man who allegedly recruited Barriss, Casey Viner, 19, of North College Hill, Ohio, are charged as co-conspirators,' the report adds. 'Authorities say Viner provided Barriss with an address for Gaskill that Gaskill had previously given to Viner. Authorities also say that when Gaskill noticed Barriss was following him on Twitter, he gave Barriss that old address and taunted him to 'try something.''

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