Swatting 19-Year-Old Arrested in Las Vegas

Ars Technica reports that a Las Vegas teenager is in custody for multiple instances of swatting: Brandon Wilson, who goes by the online handle "Famed God," was arrested Thursday in Nevada and faces an extradition hearing to determine whether he should be sent to face hacking and other charges. Illinois prosecutors said there was evidence on his computers about the July 10 swatting incident, in which he allegedly reported a murder to Naperville's emergency 911 line. The SWAT team responded, but the call was a hoax. The Chicago-Sun Times said that, in addition to the Naperville incident, the suspect's computers held evidence "of similar incidents across the country."

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"computer hacking" the convenient catch-all

[Anonymous Coward]

Instead of, you know, alleging "the perp" did went and done specific bad, just throw vague law around so you don't have to prove anything. Easy does it.