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On April 27, 2020, a fatal swatting incident occurred in Sumner County, Tennessee.The incident followed an extortion attempt throughout March and April 2020 in which Shane Sonderman and a group of co-conspirators attempted to obtain the Twitter handle "@Tennessee" belonging to 60-year-old Mark Herring.
The swatting was organized in an attempt to force him to give up his Twitter handle "@tennessee". Shane Sonderman was sentenced to five years in prison for the swatting, and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. A 16-year-old in the United Kingdom was also involved, but they could not be extradited or identified due to their age as a juvenile. [51] [52]
Sorrenti joined Twitter in December 2020, and amassed over 100,000 followers on the platform. Sorrenti is also known for "ratioing" Twitter personalities, [28] and has been in online disputes with former Twitch streamer Destiny, as well other public figures, including Tim Pool, Candace Owens, Lauren Southern, and J. K. Rowling. [4]
In May 2020, Mr Tomlinson’s home was swatted for the first time when two police officers turned up “ready to go” at his home late one night demanding to know where “the children” were.
A Tennessee man reportedly died of a heart attack after police, responding to a swatting call, told him to come out of the house with his hands up during an incident in 2020. That danger has not ...
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees received swatting threats, a prank that has become more common since the late 2000s. ... Brea scores 18 to lead No. 12 Kentucky past No. 8 Tennessee ...
2020 Tennessee elections (8 P) N. 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee (24 P) S. ... 2020 Tennessee swatting; B. Bound for Glory (2020) C. COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee; G.
From August 2022 to January 2024, Filion made more than 375 "swatting" and threatening hoax calls, including calls in which he threatened to detonate bombs or conduct mass shootings at targeted ...