California teenager charged with swatting faces adult charges in Florida

Published February 1, 2024 12:56 PM

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A California teenager accused of swatting a Florida mosque has been arrested and transported across the country to face felony charges. Court records show that 17-year-old Alan Filion was arrested Jan. 18 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant from Seminole County, Florida. He was extradited to central Florida on Tuesday to be prosecuted as an adult. Seminole County law enforcement received a call last May from someone saying that he was entering the Sanford mosque to conduct a mass shooting. About 30 law enforcement officers responded but found no shooter and determined the call to be a swatting incident.

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