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20 years for man behind hoax call that led to fatal shoot
20 years for man behind hoax call that led to fatal shooting
Published: Friday, March 29, 2019 @ 12:23 PM
By: Associated Press
"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 a $1.50 bet in the Call of Duty: WWII video game.
U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren sentenced Tyler R. Barriss, 26, under a deal in which he pleaded guilty in November to a total of 51 federal charges related to fake calls and threats. The plea agreement called for a sentence of at least 20 years —"
20 years for man behind hoax call that led to fatal shoot
20 years for man behind hoax call that led to fatal shooting
Published: Friday, March 29, 2019 @ 12:23 PM
By: Associated Press
"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 a $1.50 bet in the Call of Duty: WWII video game.
U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren sentenced Tyler R. Barriss, 26, under a deal in which he pleaded guilty in November to a total of 51 federal charges related to fake calls and threats. The plea agreement called for a sentence of at least 20 years —"