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  Accused Call of Duty swatter charged with involuntary manslaughter
  Just before the new year, the gaming community was mortified to learn that an innocent Kansas man had been shot by police following a fake crime report targeting the victim's residence over a video game – i.e., a swatting incident that actually came to its intended deadly end. Now, the caller, 25-year-old Tyler Barriss, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, as well as with giving false alarm and interfering with a police officer. According to original reports, Barriss was intending to target a Call of Duty player over a bet. His doxxing attempt went awry when he was given the wrong address for his victim, and so when he phoned police with his long and drawn out story about a murder/hostage/arson in progress, he sent them to the house of a completely unrelated father of two, Andrew Finch, who was subsequently shot and killed by police after opening his door. It is not clear yet whether the officer who killed Finch will be charged; he is currently on paid … [Read more...] about Accused Call of Duty swatter charged with involuntary manslaughter
  In Plain English: Imagos Softworks v Alex Mauer
  (Editor's Note: All information presented in this article is sourced from court dockets. As always, nothing in the column should be regarded as legal advice. In Plain English does not attempt to draw conclusions, and all parties are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. I've fulfilled my legal obligation. Thank you.) The Alex Mauer case is one that MMO Fallout has stepped away from covering, due mostly in part to the fact that every major Youtuber from SidAlpha to John Bain and Jim Sterling have more than thoroughly kept up with coverage, as well as that for a while now the story has been moving at such an incredible pace with fact mixing with hearsay that I didn't feel that I'd be able to keep up with my morning and evening schedule freedom. I've always been one to avoid covering controversies until they turn into something genuine, an individual and a company shouting at one another generally leads nowhere, someone gets paid or agrees to stop … [Read more...] about In Plain English: Imagos Softworks v Alex Mauer
  Call of Duty swatter slammed with 46 new charges on top of involuntary manslaughter
  Wired has a big piece out on the fresh charges now lodged against the chief defendants in the Call of Duty swatting incident from last year that led to an innocent man's death. As we've previously chronicled, California resident Tyler Barriss reportedly called Wichita police to detail a supposed murder/hostage/arson in progress back at the end of 2017, using the address of what he apparently believed was one Call of Duty player intended as the focus of the ensuing police harassment, as provided by another player and played out live on Twitter. The address used, however, was for an unrelated person, father of two Andrew Finch, who was subsequently shot and killed by police after opening his door. Barriss was charged with involuntary manslaughter. (The other two Call of Duty players involved pleaded not guilty to charges including counts of wire fraud and obstruction of justice, which could lead to 20 years in prison apiece.) Now, Barriss has been hit with a … [Read more...] about Call of Duty swatter slammed with 46 new charges on top of involuntary manslaughter