A Southern California teenager has pleaded guilty to swatting and calling in more than 375 threats against religious institutions, schools, and other organizations across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to four counts of making interstate ...

Alan Filion, 18, became a “serial swatter” for profit and entertainment and made more than 375 swatting and threat calls, federal officials say.

A Lancaster teen accused of making hundreds of swatting calls and offering swatting-for-a-fee services pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Florida to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another.