Ex-leader of neo-Nazi Atomwaffen Division sentenced for swatting
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May 4 (UPI) -- A former leader of a neo-Nazi group was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in prison for his role in a "swatting" scheme that targeted journalists who reported on his organization as well as a Virginia university, a historic African American church and others.
John Cameron Denton, 27, of Montgomery, Texas, was a leader of his state's Atomwaffen Division, which the Anti-Defamation League describes as a group whose members, some of who have been linked to murder cases and alleged plots to attack civilians, are preparing for a race war.
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A former leader of a violent neo-Nazi group was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in prison for swatting calls aimed at a historically Black church, an Islamic center, a Virginia university, a former U.S. Cabinet member and journalists around the country.
John Cameron Denton, 27, was the Texas leader of the Atomwaffen Division when the group made at least 134 swatting calls between October 2018 and February 2019, according to the Department of Justice. The false calls, claiming that someone was in imminent danger, directed first responders to respond to the location of the third party.
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A man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in a swatting scheme, involving fake threats called into targets such as Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria. (Emily Leayman/Patch)
ALEXANDRIA, VA — A former leader of a Neo-Nazi organization was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 41 months in prison for his role in a swatting scheme targeting an Alexandria location and others.
John Cameron Denton, 27, of Montgomery, Texas, the former leader of the Atomwaffen Division in Texas, participated in a swatting scheme that targeted 134 different locations in the U.S., according to prosecutors. Swatting is defined as a harassment tactic that involves calling in fake emergencies to send police and emergency services to a target's address. Prosecutors believe Denton and co-conspirators chose targets motivated by racial prejudice.
Neo-Nazi who played role in ‘swatting’ plot that targeted Arlington mosque gets prison time
John Cameron Denton, 27, of the Houston area will spend more than three years in federal prison for taking part in a nationwide harassment campaign against minorities and others that involved calling in bomb and mass murder threats.
Dar El-Eman Islamic Center on Mansfield Road in Arlington.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
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Police officers were speaking to the congregation at the Dar El-Eman Islamic Center in Arlington during a family-night event when panic swept across the gathering.
Someone had called 911 from a blocked number claiming to have a pipe bomb. The caller said he was going to kill everyone inside the mosque during the November 2018 incident. The bomb threat turned out to be a “swatting call” — a dangerous form of harassment intended to get police SWAT units to respond to a target’s location.
Conroe man tied to neo-Nazi group, sentenced to 41 months in federal prison
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CONROE, Texas â A Conroe man tied to a neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to over three years in prison for leading nationwide swatting attacks against minorities, elected officials and journalists, according to the Justice Department.
âThe reprehensible conduct in this case terrorized communities across our Nation," said Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. "As innocent Americans simply tried to attend school, practice their faith, and exercise their First Amendment rights."
Swatting is a criminal activity used in an effort to deceive emergency dispatchers someone is danger or a danger to those around them. All in an effort to send police and emergency services to the victim's home â leading to potentially deadly consequences.
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The former leader of a violent extremist group in Texas who federal authorities linked to a swatting incident at a Schenectady church in December 2018 was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy across the U.S.
John Cameron Denton, 27, of Montgomery, Texas, was sentenced for his participation in a conspiracy that conducted swatting attacks on at least 134 locations from October 2018 to February 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement Tuesday.
Swatting is a harassment tactic that involves deceiving emergency dispatchers into believing a person or persons are in imminent danger of death or bodily harm.