by the Associated Press and KFDI News:
A California man is asking the judge for a 20-year prison sentence for making a hoax call that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between online gamers.
Twenty-six-year-old Tyler R. Barriss of Los Angeles faces sentencing Friday in federal court in Wichita for making the false report resulting in a death. His attorney argued in a motion Barriss never intended for anyone to get hurt and his conduct was an outgrowth of the culture within the gaming community.
Barriss pleaded guilty in November to 51 charges related to fake calls and threats across the country. He seeks the shortest term allowed in that plea deal calling for 20 to 25 years in prison.
He still faces a state trial March 4 for involuntary manslaughter and other charges.
Barriss is accused of making a false call to Sedgwick County 911 on the evening of December 28, 2017, and the call led officers to a home near McCormick and Seneca. 28-year-old Andrew Finch was shot and killed by an officer who responded to the false call.
