A 22-year-old New Jersey man was arrested for making multiple swatting calls about homes in Parkland, prompting large law ...

The serial swatter, 18-year-old Alan W. Filion, pleaded guilty to making interstate threats to injure others, which frequently led to massive law enforcement responses and rendered officers ...

A Southern California teenager was sentenced to four years in prison for making threats against religious institutions, schools, and other organizations across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, was ...

A California teenager who pleaded guilty to making hoax shooting and bombing threats to institutions around the country will serve four years in federal prison, a judge ruled Tuesday. Alan Filion ...

Filion ended up receiving 48 months in prison when he was sentenced Tuesday. "Filion became a serial swatter for both profit and recreation," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement ...

Calling Filion “a serial swatter for both profit and recreation,” the DOJ said the teen posted about swatting experience on social media and placed posts advertising his services and swatting ...

LOS ANGELES — A Lancaster teen was sentenced to four years in prison after making more than 375 hoax calls that included threats to detonate bombs, conduct mass shootings and "kill everyone he ...

An 18-year-old from California was sentenced to four years in prison for making over 375 swatting calls across the US Alan W. Filion, operating under the name "Torswats," targeted religious ...

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 ...