Extremist linked to Schenectady church threat, dozens of other threats elsewhere, sentenced | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 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.