Alan Filion, believed to have operated under the handle “Torswats,” admitted to making more than 375 fake threats against schools, places of worship, and government buildings around the United States.

An 18-year-old in California has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of swatting calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice says.

LANCASTER, Calif. (WKRC) - Teen pleads guilty to making nearly 400 swatting calls across the nation. The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that an 18-year-old California resident has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of swatting calls.

Alan W. Filion, 18, of California, called in false reports of bombings and mass shootings across the country, the authorities said.

A teen has pleaded guilty in hundreds of so-called “swatting” calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The DOJ said Wednesday that Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster,

Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Road, photographed on Jan. 9, 2022, was one of hundreds of schools targeted by threats by Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California. (Jonathan Brunt/The Spokesman-Review)

An 18-year-old from Lancaster has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of calls falsely threatening to conduct shootings or detonate bombs at public facilities.

So-called "swatter-for-hire" Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to calling in bomb and shooting threats, including two in Florida in 2023.

A Lancaster teen accused of making hundreds of swatting calls and offer swatting-for-a-fee services pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement.

A California teenager pleaded guilty to charges after allegedly phoning in hundreds of false bomb and mass shooting threats to schools, religious institutions and government officials across the nation,