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Teenager accused of swatting hundreds of places nationwide pleads guilty
Just the News ^ | November 13, 2024 | Misty Severi

Posted on 11/14/2024 7:48:28 AM PST by Twotone

A teenager allegedly behind hundreds of swatting incidents pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of making interstate threats.

Prosecutors claimed that 18-year-old Alan Filion of Lancaster, California, made more than 375 swatting and threatening calls from 2022 through January 2024.

Some of the calls included claims that he placed bombs at religious institutions, schools, and government buildings. He also threatened to detonate the bombs or carry out mass shootings, the Justice Department reported.

The teenager was mostly underage at the time of the calls, but he faces up to five years for each of the four charges.

“This prosecution and today’s guilty plea reaffirm the Justice Department’s commitment to using all tools to hold accountable every individual who endangers our communities through swatting and hoax threats,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement. "He caused profound fear and chaos and will now face the consequences of his actions.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
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1 posted on 11/14/2024 7:48:28 AM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Was he just a “teenager” or was he a “teenager, teenager?”


2 posted on 11/14/2024 7:50:33 AM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: Twotone

Interesting. This guy makes 375 swatting calls, but is only charged for four of them.

Meanwhile in New York, DJT pays a porn actress (not a “star” before her name was attached to DJT) and is convicted of 34 felonies for the payment . . .


3 posted on 11/14/2024 7:53:42 AM PST by MCSETots ( )
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To: HIDEK6

Even if he was a teenager, they could still try him as an adult, as he clearly understood what he was doing. Old enough to know better.


4 posted on 11/14/2024 7:54:58 AM PST by Twotone ( What's the difference between a politician & a flying pig? The letter "F.")
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To: Twotone

And the parents were unaware of their child’s activity?? not even suspicious??


5 posted on 11/14/2024 7:55:16 AM PST by elpadre
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To: HIDEK6

He looks Antifa to me, maybe trans. Shoot, you can’t tell the freaks without a program anymore!


6 posted on 11/14/2024 7:55:52 AM PST by Retrofitted
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To: Twotone

He should have to pay for all the costs and wages.


7 posted on 11/14/2024 7:56:25 AM PST by George J. Jetso
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To: Retrofitted

He looks Antifa to me, maybe trans. Shoot, you can’t tell the freaks without a program anymore!


and he did not do this in isolation


8 posted on 11/14/2024 8:02:35 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Twotone

How about hundreds of charges of attempted murder in first degree?


9 posted on 11/14/2024 8:09:41 AM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: Twotone

He should be tried for attempted murder- swatting someone is akin to hiring a hit man almost inthat they hope the responding officers will open fire on the one being swatted- it is a despicable cowardly act and should be treated as seriously as attempted murder is treated!


10 posted on 11/14/2024 8:13:50 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Twotone

Faces up to five years for each of the four charges.

Do it let all know the risk of being stupid.


11 posted on 11/14/2024 8:16:26 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: HIDEK6

The teenager was mostly underage


12 posted on 11/14/2024 8:18:58 AM PST by Aut Pax Aut Bellum (2024 is going to be a rough ride.)
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He should be tried for attempted murder

Agreed.

13 posted on 11/14/2024 8:20:56 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Retrofitted

Do you have a link to his picture? If so, please post the link.


14 posted on 11/14/2024 8:20:56 AM PST by libstripper
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To: MCSETots

>>This guy makes 375 swatting calls, but is only charged for four of them.

If it’s because he was underage for the others, then his parents should face charges on the other 371 counts. Plus, repayment for all the expenses his actions caused.


15 posted on 11/14/2024 8:22:47 AM PST by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: libstripper

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/11/13/man-pleads-guilty-in-florida-to-making-hundreds-of-nationwide-swatting-calls/

Picture here, but I question whether this person is a man, or even a male.


16 posted on 11/14/2024 8:30:01 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Cats For Trump 2024!)
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To: Twotone

Domestic terrorist...hope he serves the full 5 years on each count.


17 posted on 11/14/2024 8:32:10 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Twotone
Ecce Neckbeard
18 posted on 11/14/2024 8:37:18 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Twotone

Find a tall tree
and 'decorate' it...



19 posted on 11/14/2024 8:37:37 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: MCSETots
Meanwhile in New York, DJT pays a porn actress (not a “star” before her name was attached to DJT) and is convicted of 34 felonies for the payment . . .

Oh - you noticed our garbage third-world banana republic "justice" system, did you?

20 posted on 11/14/2024 8:43:24 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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