A Canadian man was charged after making dozens of swatting calls to a sheriff's office in Florida, including a false report that he was going to shoot students at a school.
A Canadian man is facing charges after making dozens of swatting calls to a sheriff's office in Florida over the course of two months, officials said. William Tuckett, 20, was charged with three counts of public mischief and three counts of conveying false information for making false reports of crimes to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, the Sault Ste. Marie Police in Ontario announced Friday.
Authorities said Tuckett called the sheriff's office on Feb. 16 at around 4 p.m. and claiming he was driving to a local school with a gun to shoot students and staff. Deputies responded to the threat but, after a thorough investigation, they determined there was no immediate threat to public safety. The following morning, at about 5:30 a.m., Tuckett allegedly called the sheriff's office again and said he was holding a victim hostage at gunpoint at a residence in Ocala, Florida.
Detectives from the Sault Ste. Marie Police's Investigation Services Division arrested Tuckett at his home. Tuckett was held in custody pending a bail hearing and has since been released. He is scheduled to appear in court on April 22. There have been several swatting incidents targeting U.S. Republican and Democrat public officials since Christmas, including Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Republican Reps. Brandon Williams of New York and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Boston Democrat mayor Michelle Wu and Maine Democrat Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
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