Suspect in fatal Call of Duty ‘swatting’ incident charged with manslaughter

The suspect in the “swatting” incident that led to the shooting death of a Wichita, Kansas man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to arrest records, via The Wichita Eagle.

Tyler Barriss, 25, was booked by Sedgwick County police on Thursday after being extradited from California. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter, giving false alarm and interference with a law enforcement officer.

Barriss is being held on $500,000 bail.

[FONT=Georgia, serif]According to Kansas law, involuntary manslaughter is described as the killing of a human being as a result of reckless behavior or in the commission of an unlawful act. As reported by [/FONT]Glixel[FONT=Georgia, serif], Barriss could face a maximum fine of $300,000 and up to 36 months in prison under the manslaughter charge.[/FONT]

Click to expand...

Jetboogieman said:

https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/12/1...watting-incident-arrest-charges-tyler-barriss



Seems to be the correct charge under the definition of the law, he probably deserves more time than what the law prescribes but we'll see how the actual case goes.

It's such a shame that within gaming there can be these pockets of unbelievably toxic individuals and behavior which gives the entire medium a bad name and image, but hopefully this will send a strong message to others who were thinking swatting was a over the top but ultimately harmless prank that these things can have serious consequences.

Click to expand...

Crovax said:

How about the morons that planned a raid based on anonymous unverifiable phone tip, how much time will they see?

Click to expand...

Crovax said:

How about the morons that planned a raid based on anonymous unverifiable phone tip, how much time will they see?

Click to expand...

Carjosse said:

So the police just shouldn't do anything? Imagine if you called 911 and they said sorry we can't help you we have no way of verifying if that is true.

Click to expand...

Crovax said:

If shooing me in the ****ing face is their only way to verify anything then Ill just take care of myself.

Click to expand...

Wichita Police Department officers responded to Barriss’ call and surrounded Finch's residence. Before the police presence was announced, Andrew Finch is reported by his mother Lisa Finch, who was at the scene, to have opened the front door "because he heard something." Mrs. Finch reports that her 28-year old son "screamed and then they shot him." CBS News reports that moments after Finch stepped onto his front porch, he was shot dead by a Wichita Police officer. Mrs. Finch reports the police then ordered her and other family members to “Come out with your hands up.” The family was handcuffed and taken to the police station for questioning. Initial reports from Deputy Wichita Police Chief Troy Livingston stated that “A male came to the front door. As he came to the front door, one of our officers discharged his weapon.” Livingston did not initially state if Mr. Finch was armed, or what caused the officer to fire his weapon.[6] In a later statement on Dec. 30th, the Wichita Police Dept. stated the shooting was caused by Andrew Finch “reaching into his waistband."[7] The Wichita police have so far refused to release the name of the officer involved, identifying him only as a seven-year veteran of the force.[8] It was then revealed that the 911 caller, Tyler Barriss, remained on the phone with the 911 operator throughout the incident and for at least 16 minutes after Andrew Finch was shot.[citation needed] The Wichita Police Dept. have refused to answer questions about when Mr. Finch was given his first verbal command, when the 911 call ended, or whether officers at the scene were aware the caller was still on the phone with 911. Sedgwick County Department of Emergency Communications has also denied an open records request pertaining to the 911 call, stating the police department had asked that no more records be released.

Click to expand...

Jetboogieman said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Wichita,_Kansas_swatting



Look man, I'm not going to discount that as this description of events stands, its certainly problematic and should be investigated further, but as far as the accused in the OP's case is concerned, the charge seems to fit the crime.

Click to expand...

Crovax said:

Im never said the swatter shouldnt be charged. but the police receive and out of state phone call and their first instinct is to plan an armed raid, you dont think that their poor leadership bears some part of the responsibility?

Click to expand...

Carjosse said:

So the police just shouldn't do anything? Imagine if you called 911 and they said sorry we can't help you we have no way of verifying if that is true.

Click to expand...

ttwtt78640 said:

There is a vast middle ground between not doing anything and arriving at an address and immediately shooting the (very confused) occupant in their doorway.

Click to expand...

Crovax said:

If shooing me in the ****ing face is their only way to verify anything then Ill just take care of myself.

Click to expand...

Carjosse said:

The police response to the actual call was correct just actions of that officer is the problem.

Click to expand...

MrPeanut said:

It should be common knowledge by now that police are rarely ever charged for things like this.

Click to expand...