Alan Filion, a 17-year-old from California, was arrested and is now facing legal repercussions in Florida for his alleged involvement in a series of dangerous swatting incidents across the United States.
The illegal practice of swatting has been with us for a while now, unfortunately. As most of you likely know, swatting is when someone pretends to call the police from that target’s home and rep.
A California teenager believed to be behind dozens of so-called swatting calls across the country was arrested and extradited to Florida this week to face.
Tracking the teen suspect down was not easy, prosecutors said. He would disguise his identity with usernames from the fictional language used in "The Lord of the Rings."