I believe the left, e.g., Antifa, have threatened to do this to conservatives.
Fayette County man admits ‘swatting’ online gaming opponent after dispute
Renatta Signorini
Thursday, September 12, 2019 7:58 a.m.
A Fayette County man pleaded guilty in federal court this week for making hoax emergency phone calls to a Florida police department following an argument with an online gaming opponent, according to federal court records.
Nicholas Huffine, 20, pleaded guilty to interstate threats, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said.
Huffine participated in “swatting,†or making a fictitious report of a violent crime, prompting an emergency response from armed police units, such as a SWAT team, to an innocent person’s home, Brady said. He made phone calls on Jan. 24, 2017, to police in Winter Garden, Fla., and reported that he was armed and holding his family hostage at a home there, according to court records. Huffine claimed to be a person in Florida with whom he had been involved in a disagreement while playing video games online, according to federal authorities. ...
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