20-year-old Ashton Garcia sentenced to three years for leading swatting campaign with hoax SWAT calls.

20-year-old Ashton Garcia from Bremerton was sentenced to three years in prison for a swatting campaign involving hoax SWAT calls across the US and Canada. Garcia made at least 20 fake emergency calls, threatening victims with extortion, sexually explicit photos, or falsely claiming his father was holding him hostage. The prosecution warns that swatting endangers lives and puts law enforcement at risk.

June 04, 2024
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