Mark Herring swatting incident INVOLVES Mark Herring
The false emergency was directed at Mark Herring's home and impersonated him.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 106 Details
“That was not Mark Herring who made this call”
Incident
incident:mark_herring_swatting_incident
A false 911 call alleging murder, weapons, and explosives triggered an armed police response to Mark Herring’s home, after which he died of a heart attack.
A false 911 call alleging murder, weapons, and explosives triggered an armed police response to Mark Herring’s home, after which he died of a heart attack.
“Over a dozen police cruisers rushed over to Mark’s house”
“As he stood up, on the other side, he had a heart attack and collapsed.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Mark Herring | Explicit | 106 |
| outgoing | LEADS_TO | Mark Herring | Explicit | 106 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Swatting | Explicit | 106 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | phone-number spoofing | Explicit | 106 |
| outgoing | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Shane Sonderman | Attributed | 106 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Federal Bureau of Investigation | Explicit | 106 |
Mark Herring swatting incident INVOLVES Mark Herring
The false emergency was directed at Mark Herring's home and impersonated him.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 106 Details
“That was not Mark Herring who made this call”
Mark Herring swatting incident INVOLVES Swatting
A fake 911 emergency caused police to conduct an armed response at Mark Herring's house.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 106 Details
“That’s what a swatting call looks like”
Mark Herring swatting incident INVOLVES phone-number spoofing
The caller impersonated Mark Herring during the false emergency call.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 106 Details
“That was not Mark Herring who made this call. That was someone in the UK.”
Mark Herring swatting incident ATTRIBUTED_TO Shane Sonderman
The episode says the same attacker who swatted JW also swatted Mark Herring, and identifies that attacker as Shane Sonderman.
Attributed Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 106 Details
“the person who swatted Mark Herring was the same person who swatted JW and his friend”
“the guy responsible was a seventeen-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee named Shane Sonderman”
Mark Herring swatting incident INVOLVES Federal Bureau of Investigation
The fake emergency and additional evidence were reported to the FBI as part of its investigation.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 106 Details
“The police found no dead woman in the house or pipe bombs, and figured out this was a fake emergency and notified the FBI”
Mark Herring swatting incident LEADS_TO Mark Herring
The episode states that Mark Herring suffered a fatal heart attack during the police response and died.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 106 Details
“As he stood up, on the other side, he had a heart attack and collapsed”
“Mark Herring died from the heart attack”