JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker is pushing for tougher penalties after a death that resulted from a prank call to police.
KRCG-TV reports that Republican Rep. Bill Kidd has filed legislation to hold pranksters civilly and criminally liable if they make a call resulting in an emergency response.
The push comes amid the rise of "swatting," a prank in which someone calls the police to report an emergency that requires officers to send a SWAT team.
The prank turned deadly last month when police fatally shot a Kansas man at his home after receiving a call about a shooting and kidnapping. The alleged caller, Tyler Barriss, faces manslaughter charges in the death.
- Posted January 22, 2018
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Missouri pushes for tougher penalties after 'swatting' death
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