Current Events > Man targeted for his Twitter handle dies after being swatted

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UnlikedMonkey 07/23/21 4:28:14 PM #1:	*A 60-year-old Tennessee man died after he was "swatted" by people who wanted him to give up his Twitter handle.* The incident happened in April 2020 after the *swatter called police to report a fake murder at Mark Herring's Sumner County home. Law enforcement swarmed Herring's property with their guns drawn*, his family said Thursday. Herring, who was shocked and confused, suffered a massive heart attack and died. "I believe he was scared to death," his daughter Corinna Herring Fitch said in a phone interview. "I believe from the adrenaline and the guns in his face ... a heart attack happened." One of the swatters involved, Shane Sonderman, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison. Authorities said Sonderman was a minor at the time of Herring's death but turned 18 after his arrest. He was charged as an adult with wire fraud/conspiracy, interstate communication of threats, false information and hoaxes, and conspiracy. In March, he agreed to plead guilty to the conspiracy charge in exchange for the other charges being dropped. An attorney for Sonderman could not immediately be reached. His co-conspirator is a minor from the United Kingdom, according to court documents, which do not name the person. The co-conspirator was not extradited to the U.S. for charges. *Sonderman targeted at least five people across the country, demanding they give up their social media handles*, according to an indictment. Herring was the only victim who died. If the person surrendered the handle, Sonderman would then put it up for sale on internet forums, the indictment states. If they refused, Sonderman and his co-conspirator would "bombard the owner with repeated phone calls and text messages" and harass them in an attempt to get them to change their mind, according to the indictment. Prosecutors said Sonderman and his co-conspirator would find addresses for their target and the target's family members and post the information online. The two would send food deliveries to the homes and would also make "swatting" calls to police departments in their target's hometown. *Swatting is a dangerous tactic where a person calls in fake threats to the police so law enforcement responds.* On the night of Herring's death, his two daughters received unexpected cash-only pizza deliveries at their homes. The drivers told the daughters the orders were for Herring. Alarmed, Fitch said she tried calling and texting her father but didn't get a response. "We asked my brother-in-law to go to my dad's property. He believed that something was wrong," she said. "That's when he heard from [my dad's] girlfriend that everything was not OK and she was in the back of a cop car following my dad in an ambulance to the hospital." At the same time the daughters were getting pizza deliveries, law enforcement was swarming Herring's home. Police had received a call that a murder occurred at the residence and that pipe bombs were on the property. Herring suffered a heart attack after going out to see what was happening. *The family eventually learned that Herring was the victim of a swatting call and this all stemmed from his Twitter handle, "@Tennessee."* *Fitch said her father picked the handle shortly after the social media platform launched in 2006. He chose it because of his love for his home state.* Over the years, Herring received several monetary offers for his handle but he didn't want to sell it, she said. He never expressed any concern or fears about being contacted over his Twitter handle. The family said they are speaking out because they want tougher laws for these types of incidents. *"In court, there were six families affected and as a total for all of the families, we only got a 60-month sentence,*" Fitch said. "Some of the families had been harassed for four years," Fitch's brother-in-law, Greg Hooge, said. "That was four years something could have been done but there are no laws against harassment over the internet with the way they were doing it. If it would have been stopped four years ago, this would have never happened. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-man-targeted-his-twitter-handle-dies-after-swatting-call-n1274747 --- Matt Murdock of Earth-616, you have the ability to overcome great fear. Welcome to the Gr... F-sharp Bell Corps. - Karrde <cite>UnlikedMonkey posted [p:956392666] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>A 60-year-old Tennessee man died after he was "swatted" by people who wanted him to give up his Twitter handle. The incident happened in April 2020 after the swatter called police to report a fake murder at Mark Herring's Sumner County home. Law enforcement swarmed Herring's property with their guns drawn, his family said Thursday. Herring, who was shocked and confused, suffered a massive heart attack and died. "I believe he was scared to death," his daughter Corinna Herring Fitch said in a phone interview. "I believe from the adrenaline and the guns in his face ... a heart attack happened." One of the swatters involved, Shane Sonderman, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison. Authorities said Sonderman was a minor at the time of Herring's death but turned 18 after his arrest. He was charged as an adult with wire fraud/conspiracy, interstate communication of threats, false information and hoaxes, and conspiracy. In March, he agreed to plead guilty to the conspiracy charge in exchange for the other charges being dropped. An attorney for Sonderman could not immediately be reached. His co-conspirator is a minor from the United Kingdom, according to court documents, which do not name the person. The co-conspirator was not extradited to the U.S. for charges. Sonderman targeted at least five people across the country, demanding they give up their social media handles, according to an indictment. Herring was the only victim who died. If the person surrendered the handle, Sonderman would then put it up for sale on internet forums, the indictment states. If they refused, Sonderman and his co-conspirator would "bombard the owner with repeated phone calls and text messages" and harass them in an attempt to get them to change their mind, according to the indictment. Prosecutors said Sonderman and his co-conspirator would find addresses for their target and the target's family members and post the information online. The two would send food deliveries to the homes and would also make "swatting" calls to police departments in their target's hometown. Swatting is a dangerous tactic where a person calls in fake threats to the police so law enforcement responds. On the night of Herring's death, his two daughters received unexpected cash-only pizza deliveries at their homes. The drivers told the daughters the orders were for Herring. Alarmed, Fitch said she tried calling and texting her father but didn't get a response. "We asked my brother-in-law to go to my dad's property. He believed that something was wrong," she said. "That's when he heard from [my dad's] girlfriend that everything was not OK and she was in the back of a cop car following my dad in an ambulance to the hospital." At the same time the daughters were getting pizza deliveries, law enforcement was swarming Herring's home. Police had received a call that a murder occurred at the residence and that pipe bombs were on the property. Herring suffered a heart attack after going out to see what was happening. The family eventually learned that Herring was the victim of a swatting call and this all stemmed from his Twitter handle, "@Tennessee." Fitch said her father picked the handle shortly after the social media platform launched in 2006. He chose it because of his love for his home state. Over the years, Herring received several monetary offers for his handle but he didn't want to sell it, she said. He never expressed any concern or fears about being contacted over his Twitter handle. The family said they are speaking out because they want tougher laws for these types of incidents. "In court, there were six families affected and as a total for all of the families, we only got a 60-month sentence," Fitch said. "Some of the families had been harassed for four years," Fitch's brother-in-law, Greg Hooge, said. "That was four years something could have been done but there are no laws against harassment over the internet with the way they were doing it. If it would have been stopped four years ago, this would have never happened. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-man-targeted-his-twitter-handle-dies-after-swatting-call-n1274747 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 07/23/21 4:30:06 PM #2:	Twitter should lock the handle --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://imgur.com/FKDXbHs <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:956392712] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Twitter should lock the handle </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 07/23/21 4:31:31 PM #3:	UnlikedMonkey posted... Sonderman targeted at least five people across the country, demanding they give up their social media handles, according to an indictment. Herring was the only victim who died. If the person surrendered the handle, Sonderman would then put it up for sale on internet forums, the indictment states. If they refused, Sonderman and his co-conspirator would "bombard the owner with repeated phone calls and text messages" and harass them in an attempt to get them to change their mind, according to the indictment. Prosecutors said Sonderman and his co-conspirator would find addresses for their target and the target's family members and post the information online. The two would send food deliveries to the homes and would also make "swatting" calls to police departments in their target's hometown. 5 years is way too short for all this bullshit. --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:956392748] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>UnlikedMonkey posted... </cite> <quote>Sonderman targeted at least five people across the country, demanding they give up their social media handles, according to an indictment. Herring was the only victim who died. If the person surrendered the handle, Sonderman would then put it up for sale on internet forums, the indictment states. If they refused, Sonderman and his co-conspirator would "bombard the owner with repeated phone calls and text messages" and harass them in an attempt to get them to change their mind, according to the indictment. Prosecutors said Sonderman and his co-conspirator would find addresses for their target and the target's family members and post the information online. The two would send food deliveries to the homes and would also make "swatting" calls to police departments in their target's hometown.</quote>5 years is way too short for all this bullshit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nfearurspecimn 07/23/21 4:32:52 PM #4:	Irredeemable trash. Throw him up and lock away the key. --- Wake up. You have to wake up. currently a preta/hungry ghost Dai Grepher: I was wrong. My entire theory is incorrect. Zero Mission IS a remake of Metroid. <cite>nfearurspecimn posted [p:956392791] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Irredeemable trash. Throw him up and lock away the key. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon 07/23/21 4:33:23 PM #5:	EmbraceOfDeath posted... 5 years is way too short for all this bullshit. 50 years would be too short... --- Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile) 12-18-19 and 01-13-21: Times Donald Trump has officially been impeached. <cite>Umbreon posted [p:956392805] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>EmbraceOfDeath posted... </cite> <quote>5 years is way too short for all this bullshit.</quote> 50 years would be too short... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Quorthon109 07/23/21 4:33:41 PM #6:	EmbraceOfDeath posted... 5 years is way too short for all this bullshit. --- https://imgur.com/Kjo08 <cite>Quorthon109 posted [p:956392811] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>EmbraceOfDeath posted... </cite> <quote>5 years is way too short for all this bullshit.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dj1200 07/23/21 4:35:31 PM #7:	crazy --- "It was so ridiculous and I have so many feelings about it." -Virtual Energies <cite>dj1200 posted [p:956392864] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>crazy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 07/23/21 5:00:56 PM #8:	Swatting penalties need to be way harsher. 5 years for murdering someone is fucked up <cite>Zikten posted [p:956393569] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Swatting penalties need to be way harsher. 5 years for murdering someone is fucked up</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/23/21 5:02:30 PM #9:	Zikten posted... Swatting penalties need to be way harsher. 5 years for murdering someone is fucked up Should be 5 years just for making the call and x10 if anyone is hurt. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:956393603] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>Swatting penalties need to be way harsher. 5 years for murdering someone is fucked up</quote>Should be 5 years just for making the call and x10 if anyone is hurt. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/23/21 5:02:35 PM #10:	Should be life in prison without parole --- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:956393606] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Should be life in prison without parole </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 07/23/21 5:03:05 PM #11:	should be treated as attempted murder and in this case, actual murder --- MSI MEG X570 Unify \| Ryzen 7 5800X \| 32GB DDR4-3600 \| RTX 3080 Samsung Odyssey G7 32" - 1440p, 240hz, GSync <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:956393623] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>should be treated as attempted murder and in this case, actual murder </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 07/23/21 5:03:28 PM #12:	He needs a lot more than 5 years --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:956393632] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>He needs a lot more than 5 years </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
soulunison2 07/23/21 5:04:59 PM #13:	What was the name <cite>soulunison2 posted [p:956393675] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>What was the name </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/23/21 5:06:33 PM #14:	soulunison2 posted... What was the name @ Tennessee --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:956393723] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>soulunison2 posted... </cite> <quote>What was the name</quote>@ Tennessee </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Artemis86 07/23/21 5:32:49 PM #15:	I'm confused how making fraudulent orders you dont intend to pay for and having them shipped to someone else for harassment purposes is legal. <cite>Artemis86 posted [p:956394472] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>I'm confused how making fraudulent orders you dont intend to pay for and having them shipped to someone else for harassment purposes is legal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 07/23/21 5:37:21 PM #16:	How do swatters get all the contact info just from a Twitter handle? --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 https://www.deviantart.com/fuee/art/spanky1-811230163 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:956394633] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>How do swatters get all the contact info just from a Twitter handle?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/23/21 5:44:08 PM #17:	spanky1 posted... How do swatters get all the contact info just from a Twitter handle? curious about this as well i used Wayback machine on the victim's twitter account and it actually stated his first name and what city he lived in around 2013. some of his retweets also show who he is associated with (possible family members [their Twitter handles included last names]) so someone can use that info to find out more probably. wonder if he did that --- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:956394866] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>spanky1 posted... </cite> <quote>How do swatters get all the contact info just from a Twitter handle?</quote> curious about this as well i used Wayback machine on the victim's twitter account and it actually stated his first name and what city he lived in around 2013. some of his retweets also show who he is associated with (possible family members [their Twitter handles included last names]) so someone can use that info to find out more probably. wonder if he did that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Barber102 07/23/21 6:06:01 PM #18:	EmbraceOfDeath posted... 5 years is way too short for all this bullshit. multiply it by 5 and were good. --- Dinosaurs built the pyramids. <cite>Barber102 posted [p:956395473] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>EmbraceOfDeath posted... </cite> <quote>5 years is way too short for all this bullshit.</quote> multiply it by 5 and were good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Phoenixeater 07/23/21 6:50:44 PM #19:	Ratchetrockon posted... Should be life in prison without parole This. Especially if someone dies. --- 4/21/2016: R.I.P. Prince and Chyna 6/18/2018: R.I.P. Aretha Franklin <cite>Phoenixeater posted [p:956396769] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite> <quote>Should be life in prison without parole</quote>This. Especially if someone dies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
What_ 07/23/21 6:54:14 PM #20:	nfearurspecimn posted... Irredeemable trash. Throw him up and lock away the key. This easy death penalty for both <cite>What_ posted [p:956396861] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>nfearurspecimn posted... </cite> <quote>Irredeemable trash. Throw him up and lock away the key.</quote>This easy death penalty for both </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GallisOTK 07/23/21 7:00:10 PM #21:	EmbraceOfDeath posted... 5 years is way too short for all this bullshit DarthAragorn posted... should be treated as attempted murder and in this case, actual murder --- https://imgur.com/sZ6drsj <cite>GallisOTK posted [p:956397034] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>EmbraceOfDeath posted...</cite> <quote>5 years is way too short for all this bullshit</quote> DarthAragorn posted...</cite> <quote>should be treated as attempted murder and in this case, actual murder</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tremain07 07/23/21 7:05:01 PM #22:	Man, he'll definitely do it again once he gets out and the families will probably get harassed even more because the net affords people the ability to be as evil as they can be without worry of accountability or consequences for it since there's no real law against it, reminds me of those stories how people would get back at their ex's by posting their information on escorts sites and posing as them. --- A worthless existence <cite>tremain07 posted [p:956397200] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Man, he'll definitely do it again once he gets out and the families will probably get harassed even more because the net affords people the ability to be as evil as they can be without worry of accountability or consequences for it since there's no real law against it, reminds me of those stories how people would get back at their ex's by posting their information on escorts sites and posing as them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrKapowski 07/23/21 7:07:57 PM #23:	Whatever happened to the scumbag that pulled this shit on that dude in Wichita that ended up getting shot --- So! You want to hear a story, eh? <cite>MrKapowski posted [p:956397272] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Whatever happened to the scumbag that pulled this shit on that dude in Wichita that ended up getting shot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rhylos 07/23/21 7:09:59 PM #24:	I thought it was going to be some horrible handle, but it's literally just a state name. Twitter has become such a stupid safe haven for bullies who think it's okay to bully anyone over the smallest shit, because there will always be other bullies who'll join in and justify their actions. <cite>Rhylos posted [p:956397325] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>I thought it was going to be some horrible handle, but it's literally just a state name. Twitter has become such a stupid safe haven for bullies who think it's okay to bully anyone over the smallest shit, because there will always be other bullies who'll join in and justify their actions. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
berlyman101 07/23/21 7:10:25 PM #25:	MrKapowski posted... Whatever happened to the scumbag that pulled this shit on that dude in Wichita that ended up getting shot https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna978291 --- http://www.lukesurl.com/comics/2010-02-24-determinism.png <cite>berlyman101 posted [p:956397339] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>MrKapowski posted... </cite> <quote>Whatever happened to the scumbag that pulled this shit on that dude in Wichita that ended up getting shot</quote> https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna978291 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrKapowski 07/23/21 7:14:24 PM #26:	berlyman101 posted... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna978291 20 years isn't enough that Also that article doesn't mention whether the other 2 scumbags were charged. --- So! You want to hear a story, eh? <cite>MrKapowski posted [p:956397467] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>berlyman101 posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna978291</quote> 20 years isn't enough that Also that article doesn't mention whether the other 2 scumbags were charged. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/23/21 7:17:28 PM #27:	MrKapowski posted... 20 years isn't enough that Also that article doesn't mention whether the other 2 scumbags were charged. They both were. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:956397574] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>MrKapowski posted... </cite> <quote>20 years isn't enough that Also that article doesn't mention whether the other 2 scumbags were charged.</quote> They both were. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrKapowski 07/23/21 7:17:49 PM #28:	Tyranthraxus posted... They both were. Good to hear --- So! You want to hear a story, eh? <cite>MrKapowski posted [p:956397589] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>They both were.</quote> Good to hear </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 07/24/21 8:43:21 PM #29:	EmbraceOfDeath posted... 5 years is way too short for all this bullshit. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:956429593] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>EmbraceOfDeath posted... </cite> <quote>5 years is way too short for all this bullshit.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/24/21 8:44:29 PM #30:	I wonder if that's how some people here get those old accounts --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:956429616] in Man target... [t:79579656]...</cite> <quote>I wonder if that's how some people here get those old accounts </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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