Canadian charged for numerous swatting calls in Florida, including fake hostage situation [Video]

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.

Tuckett is accused of calling about a school shooting threat and a hostage situation, which were ultimately determined to be fakes.

Swatting involves a person calling in a false police reportto a target’s home for a violent crime such as a murder, hostage situation or other crime that would require a greater law enforcement response. The goal of the false police report is to prompt a …