'Swatting hoax' suspect charged with involuntary manslaughter
Tyler Barriss
On Friday   Tyler Barriss  made  his  first court appearance and Sedgwick County District Court judge Faith Maughan set  his  bond at $500 000.  He  also was charged with giving false information in notifying emergency services and falsely reporting a felony.
 He  was arrested in South Los Angeles on Dec. 29  one day after Wichita police received a 911 call from a man saying  his  father had been shot in the head and that  he  was holding  his  mother and sibling at gunpoint.  The caller  also claimed gasoline was poured on the home and  he  âmight just set it on fire.â
 Barriss  was extradited to Kansas and held in the Sedgwick County Jail on Thursday afternoon.  He  wrote in a financial affidavit that  he  hasnât worked for six months.
 Barriss  reportedly called after a feud between between people playing Call of Duty on Dec. 28. Finch and  Barriss  had nothing to do with the game  police have said  but gamers involved asked  Barriss  to make the 911 call.
One week before the killing in Kansas   Barriss  was charged with mischief and fraud by police in Calgary  Canada  for a similar prank.
In an interview with KWCH TV   Barriss  said âI never intended for anyone to get shot and killed.â
 He  added: âThere is no inspiration. I donât get bored and just sit around and decide Iâm going to make a SWAT call.â
On Friday    [TGT] made   [TGT]   first court appearance and Sedgwick County District Court judge Faith Maughan set  his  bond at $500 000.  He  also was charged with giving false information in notifying emergency services and falsely reporting a felony.
 He  was arrested in South Los Angeles on Dec. 29  one day after Wichita police received a 911 call from a man saying  his  father had been shot in the head and that  he  was holding  his  mother and sibling at gunpoint.  The caller  also claimed gasoline was poured on the home and  he  âmight just set it on fire.â
 Barriss  was extradited to Kansas and held in the Sedgwick County Jail on Thursday afternoon.  He  wrote in a financial affidavit that  he  hasnât worked for six months.
 Barriss  reportedly called after a feud between between people playing Call of Duty on Dec. 28. Finch and  Barriss  had nothing to do with the game  police have said  but gamers involved asked  Barriss  to make the 911 call.
One week before the killing in Kansas   Barriss  was charged with mischief and fraud by police in Calgary  Canada  for a similar prank.
In an interview with KWCH TV   Barriss  said âI never intended for anyone to get shot and killed.â
 He  added: âThere is no inspiration. I donât get bored and just sit around and decide Iâm going to make a SWAT call.â