The SWATing incident that resulted in a death?

[thewayne]

The 25 y/o who called the police and started the sequence of events that resulted in the death is in custody in Kansas and is facing a ten year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter. He's being held on a $500,000 bail. Kansas may be adding a second charge of making a false report, also a felony. And Canadian authorities are also looking in to charges, though none of their charges are felonies.

Now that he's been unmasked and admitted to other identifiable attacks, I'm hoping other law enforcement agencies start backtracking investigations and he can spend the rest of his life in prison or awaiting trial. And considering that one of these attacks was against an FCC hearing, that can bring in the FBI.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/serial-swatter-tyler-swautistic-barriss-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter/

Comments

[kraig]

No Canadian charge is a felony, we don't divide things up like that. Our equivalent is called an indictable offence. There's also summary offences, which can be similar/identical to the indictable, just sentences are lower on summary offences. Summary offences also have a shorter statues of limitations.

Krebs says Calgary police are considering charges of public mischief, fraud, and mischief. All three charges can be either summary or indictable, although depending on when the crimes allegedly happened, they may have to be indictable charges. Regardless of the type of offence/conviction, upon conviction he would still carry a criminal record - but obtaining a pardon for summary offences is (I believe) much easier.

[thewayne]

Thank you. I didn't know how the Canadian system worked for things like that. I don't recall the details of what he did to Canadians, I just hope as many attorneys general and law enforcement agencies as possible queue up to rip this twerp apart.

[dewline]

That last instance should have entertaining consequences for everyone but the suspect.

[thewayne]

One can but hope! Some people get older but don't grow up in any fashion, at 25 he clearly hadn't shown any signs of maturity. Well, he's about to get a crash course in what responsibility looks like from the inside of the legal system.

[makovette]

The post conviction wrongful death civil law suit will keep him destitute for the rest of his miserable life after he gets out of prison.

I approve of this. I'd hope this will set an example for other losers, but knowing the loser head space these guys live in, it's unlikely...

Mako

[thewayne]

Paging OJ Simpson? White courtesy telephone!

The guy has pretty much nothing to start with, but this ensures that he'll have pretty much nothing for the rest of that miserable life, ASSUMING he ever gets out of prison. If there are serial prosecutions in different municipalities, he could be in court/prison for the rest of his life.

[makovette]

Other than the expense to incarcerate the bastard, and him sucking on our oxygen supply, there's not a single thing wrong with all the above.

Mako