Billings West High School targeted in statewide swatting attempt
The Anti-Defamation League defines swatting as "The deliberate and malicious act of reporting a false crime or emergency to evoke an aggressive response".
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The Anti-Defamation League defines swatting as "The deliberate and malicious act of reporting a false crime or emergency to evoke an aggressive response".
Billings Public Schools Superintendent Greg Upham says his concern for drugs in schools led him to invite a woman from an organization in Denver to talk about the effects of marijuana on children.
Calls reporting an active shooter situation were made to dispatchers in Billings, Colstrip, Forsyth, Manhattan, Miles City and Red Lodge as well as Cascade, Madison and Gallatin counties
A student at Senior High was arrested and charged with intimidation, but several students believe they may have arrested the wrong person.
A student at Senior High was arrested and charged with intimidation, but several students believe they may have arrested the wrong person.