Monday, January 19, 2015

SWAT-ting

 Oklahoma man at center of police shooting said he never made 911 call that led to raid

Dallas Horton, 29, of Sentinel, blasted Police Chief Louis Ross three times in the chest and once in the arm as Ross and his team swept through Horton's home early last Thursday. Ross survived thanks to his bullet-proof vest. But Horton, whom Sentinel's mayor described as a gun enthusiast and neighbors told reporters is a survivalist, is not facing any charges because an investigation by state police revealed he wasn't behind the threat and he did not know he was shooting at cops.

Horton reportedly posted a string of controversial messages to his Facebook account shortly before the 911 call was made -- including one comparing the U.S. to Nazi Germany and posts about the terrorist group ISIS. His Facebook page has since been deactivated.
It's not clear whether OSBI is investigating the possibility Horton was a victim of "SWAT-ting," a hoax in which an anonymous prankster falsely reports a crime -- often times a violent one -- at an unsuspecting person's home, prompting a police team to respond to the location believing a dangerous situation is at hand.

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