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Submission + - California man sentenced to 20 years in deadly Kansas 'swatting' (fox4kc.com)

Submitted by slipped_bit on Friday March 29, 2019 @11:43AM

slipped_bit writes: Tyler R. Barriss, 26, who pleaded guilty to multiple counts of "swatting" attempts, including the case that caused an innocent man to be killed by police in 2017, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Submission + - Military Needs Your Help Finding Lost Drone (go.com)

Submitted by slipped_bit on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @02:56PM

slipped_bit writes: An MQ-9 Reaper drone has gone down over Lake Ontario during a practice mission. The flight, being operated by the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing in Syracuse, NY, was going well for about three hours before contact with the aircraft was lost. A search was started but had to be postponed due to weather.

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