‘Swatting’ hoax caller who faked hostage situation sentenced
by William Warnes
Apr 19, 2024
2 minutes
A British video gamer whose fake call to US police led to the shooting of an innocent man has been spared jail.
Robert Walker-McDaid, 28, from Coventry, rang a US terrorism hotline in 2015 claiming he had plastic explosives and hostages.
The “swatting” incident (special weapons and tactics) police unit being sent to the home of Tyran Dobbs, who was shot with plastic bullets.
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