"Teen Serial Swatter Arrested for Nationwide False Threats"
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A 17-year-old from Lancaster, Alan Winston Filion, has been arrested in Florida for allegedly making a false report of a mass shooting at a mosque, a type of hoax known as "swatting." Investigators suspect he may be connected to similar incidents across the country. Filion is accused of creating multiple accounts on "swatting" websites, with various IP addresses linked to his home address. He faces charges including making a false report of violence, unlawful use of a communications device, and swatting.
- Lancaster teen charged with 'swatting' could be tied to cases across the country CBS Los Angeles
- California teen under investigation in hundreds of swatting incidents CBS News
- Southern California teen Alan Filion arrested, alleged to be 'serial swatter' who made hundreds of false threats around U.S. KABC-TV
- Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide Ars Technica
- Teen Accused of Swatting Call at Florida Mosque Is Thought to Be Behind Many More The New York Times
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