Last month, 18-year-old Alan W. Filion of Lancaster was sentenced to four years in prison for calling in more than 375 swatting and threat calls. Sheriff Shannon Dicus said they had some evidence ...

Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty in November to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another. Swatting is the practice of making a prank call to emergency services in ...

Feb. 11 (UPI) --An 18-year-old Californian, who made hundreds of swatting calls against places of worship and education for profit and fun, was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday, federal ...