California man sentenced to 20 years in fatal 'swatting'

FILE - In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Tyler Barriss, of California, appears for a preliminary hearing in Wichita, Kan. Barriss, who pleaded guilty to 51 charges related to fake emergency calls and threats will be sentenced in federal court in Wichita, Friday, March 29, 2019, and could face decades in prison. His case drew national attention to the practice of "swatting," a form of retaliation in which gamers get police to go to an online opponent's address.

WICHITA, Kan. — A California man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for making bogus emergency calls to authorities across the U.S., including one that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between two online players over $1.50 bet in the “Call of Duty: WWII” video game.

Barriss admitted he called Wichita police from Los Angeles on Dec. 28, 2017, to falsely report a shooting and kidnapping at that Wichita address. Finch answered the door, and an officer shot the unarmed man. Barriss’ prosecution in Wichita consolidated other federal cases that had initially been filed against him in California and the District of Columbia involving similar calls and threats he made. Prosecutors had asked for

SoulSistaNatl here is an example

Hey he was not on a TV show called Empire or otherwise wealthy and connected. So off to jail for 20 years!

He should go to jail but the scumbag cop that killed an innocent man should also go to jail.

Now do the cops who killed the Kansas man

I think 20 years is going easy on him

Excessive punishment, if you ask me.

the fact the officer wasn’t charged for killing an innocent man pissed me off

Should've been longer than 20

He'll be 46😖

Too bad he was not in Chicago. He could have gotten 10 hours of community service with Jessie and a slap with some bleach!

Light skin Michael Cera

Feels like I’m the only one that sees the hilarity of the prank and the situation. Priceless

Give him a good 100

Lock him up but what about the officer? Obviously he did not do his job right or was not trained appropriately if he is gunning down a citizen to death during a false call. If it is justified, our policing system needs to change then.

And what if the officer who shot an unarmed father of two on the front porch of his home?

Dang to bad he didn't stage a fake hate crime, he would have been awarded and praised.

He bouta play wagers with his cell mates but instead of money it’ll be something out of this world 😉

Swatting is not a game. You'll be stepping into reality once you're inside.

This is crazy madness!

This mans gonna come back from jail 20 years later buff af and come back for that 1.50

Senseless

but Jusssie Smellet has 16 felonies and walks

LOL

Awesome! Now hold JussieSmolettHoax accountable.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. I hope swatting dies out after this.

Why did the officer just shoot him tho? Tf?

Imagine doing 20 years for a stupid prank, dude definitely will learn his lesson

Can't believe this is a real thing,

SubToOptimus

The police were not able to determine that the situation was fake upon arrival, shoot and kill and unarmed man wow, imagine that.

He looks like a fish

Finally. Real justice brought upon these cocksuckers.

THEREALRTU this should be attempted murder swatting is just that 20 years in prison won’t teach him jack crap

_bren107

simonyazbeck

Damn, people who actually kill people and assault them get less time than this.

Get used to being someone bitch.

Fuck this dude

20 years is not enough for a prank that cost someone their life, and led to someone taking another person's life. Next time someone wants to be a scumbag like this, just send some pizzas

ARREST THE POLICE OFFICER, how is that the person who pulled the trigger not being help responsible for their actions?

PrecysionCOD

Hey 👋 that is unfair what about the celebrity hoaxer JussieSmollett JussieSmollett

20 years isn’t enough honestly

Why wasn’t the swat guy charged. He answered the door and lowered his hands to his waste ? That’s what normal people do. So 99.9999999 % of people would have been shot dead if they answered that door?

WyattAldridge4

There should be heavy penalties against swatting

Good. The guy that hired him and the guy that gave the false address should be convicted too. The cop should be charged too. They KNOW police are trigger happy. That's why they did it. Shoot first, ask questions later. This will happen again as long as cops remain this way.

Guy a known swatter

Michael Cera!?

FFS! 'the officer who shot Finch thot he was reaching for a gun because he moved a hand toward his waistband'?!? Is there no accountability anymore in law enforcement? If u're scared of every move another human makes, maybe u should consider another line of work. SedgwickCoDA

OMGItsBirdman

Ardennes forest hits you hard yk

RLewisReports

The real question is what happened to the cop that shot him?

I mean he didn’t pull the trigger that shitty ass cop did, but kid still deserved some time just not that much smh

He should have gotten life

They should come up with a camera showing everything in the house every room and the homeowner can do this and it shows the TV screen outside for the police to see that there's no kidnapping or crime going on that would stop these police from killing people

George-Michael got dark after Fakeblock failed.

SaiyanLune That's what he get for hitting me offline that one time now he gonna get hit 'offline' in the ass

Good.

All this for cod

He looks crazy.

KEEMSTAR

Wait what? A hoax call? And he didn’t got away with it while JussieSmollett did?

HAHAHAHAHA

You're gonna look real nice to some of those inmates. All over a $1.50

Enjoy genius.

lopp ulcan_crypto

Well, the good news is that his ass will be swatted by many prisoners with big peckers. So that's a relief

He’s not gonna last long in there

He should have gotten life for taking a life.

Good

Wow. A man died?

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Now the guy who ordered the swatting needs to get an equally long sentence.

MadaFHM Glad to hear the family is suing, serious holes in the system where an unconfirmed threat can lead to a death of an innocent man.

he got 20 years? i thought he would get more. hope he learns his lesson.

KNX1070 Rot in hell.

KEEMSTAR

So he is a murderer. Great. Good luck with your life sucker...

THEREALRTU

Got em

God damn nerds

Anyone setting up a swatting should get at least ten years, much more if someone ends up dying. These people will forever be a festering wound on society anyways, might as well throw them in a dungeon to make some running shoes or hockey sticks.

MoMo got 20yrs

Should have gotten life without parole

He'll be wanting to use his one phone call to get in touch with Michelle Obama.

YaleStewart 20 years? That's it? So in 20 years this POS is gonna be out and about doing the same thing he takes pride in doing?

Only 20?! He caused the premature death of an innocent 28 years old man!

The cops should go to prison too.

Good.

Not 'swatting', it is PRE-MEDITATED MURDER!

By the time he gets out we will be playing COD irl

This is a good step in the right direction, but are the police also being held accountable for shooting this man in Kansas?

DEXB0T Only 20 smh

Kudos for the sentence, but obviously a huge lack of training on the Wichita PD. Police have said the officer who shot Finch thought he was reaching for a gun because he moved a hand toward his waistband. Prosecutors declined to charge the officer.

Nice!

Just remember a guy got killed and this guy is getting 20 years over literally a dollar 1 fucking dollar. He should be in for longer IMO.

if you play with fire you will have a great chance to get BURNED !

I'm glad the intended victim was also charged. Any sociopath who thinks this is acceptable behavior needs to clearly understand what will happen to them if they participate.

Nice.

aztro what only 20?!?!

KEEMSTAR

Only 20?

Ted bundy vibes from this pic

A person died as a direct consequence of this guy's actions. 20 years ain't enough IMO

KEEMSTAR

If only you were in Chicago... 🤷🏻‍♂️

The Wichita Police department should have some responsibility for the shooting...no? The dude was killed without posing any threat, just opened the door and stepped outside.

To be fair the Kansas shooting was negligent homicide... No way should an officer pull a gun on another human being without probable cause.

KEEMSTAR

Good. I’ve had friends of mine suffer from these swatting incidents because of some sore losers playing a video game. This schmuck got what he deserved.

Jussie Smollet’s cousin?

He got twenty years justifiably! This Jussie Smollet piece of shit had his charges dropped yet lied and took polic resources away from real crimes. Hope the state of Illinois decides to prosecute. JussieSmolettHoax prosecutethefraudster

If he was rich gay and black he would be found not guilty

I worked in this corrupt field. 20 years actually means likely parol at 10 years. Factor in good time, other factors, or early release situations, he will likely only do 5 years. Seen it many times.

That's how justice is served...

He'll be someone's bitch in very short order.

j0kerFraud

Good, but what about the police shooting an unarmed man part?

The call didn’t lead police to shoot a man. The police shot a man. Bad writing here.

throw away the key

Good.

cc IGN following up on this article:

I guess he doesn’t have Jussie’s connections 🤔😔

Not in Florida?

W

Drop the charges and seal the files.

Yeah Dont need them to stop responding when there is an ACTUAL emergency and crisis. Especially when u owe them devt for pervious delivery services of alchool misuse.

Wait! Guess he doesn’t hang out with Smollett!

KEEMSTAR swat guy sentenced to 20 years

When's the police officer who shot the innocent man going to prison?

But he didn't mean to he was just kidding. lol

Lock him up

20 years of getting

Yet Jussie Smollett walks free... smh. All in who you know, right?

Well deserved sentence

Reminds me of someone...

sounds like another Jussie Smollett

my guess 20 years

KEEMSTAR

Lock him up and throw away the key.

Never seen a person look so much like the type of person who would do this kind of nonsense.

Good... give him life.

that is insane...

Weirdo.

did he service community service before? if so left him off. JussieSmolettHoax

Good.

Death penalty.

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