Teenager hit with 73 counts for “swatting” calls

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An Ohio teen has been charged with 40 felonies and 33 misdemeanors after a multi-state investigation revealed that he had placed dozens of hoax emergency calls in a practice known as 'swatting.'
The investigation was triggered by an August call to the sheriff's department in Putnam County, New York. A caller claimed he had shot his wife and was holding his son hostage with an AR-15.
Thankfully, that turned out to be a lie. The house was unoccupied, and the police were able to check the story without anyone getting hurt. But the sheriff's department didn't let the issue drop. They began investigating who had placed the call.
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