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Fake 911 call released on day 2 of teen 'swatting' trial

Fraudulent 911 calls continue to be heard at the "swatting" trial of a 17-year-old Ottawa boy, and the court released audio of one call to the media on Wednesday.

17-year-old accused of faking bomb threats in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and 5 U.S. states

911 call released in 'swatter' trial

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A fake 911 call from Stockton, Calif., was released on day two of the Ottawa teen 'swatter' trial.

More fraudulent 911 callswereheardat the "swatting"trial of a 17-year-old Ottawa boy, andthe court released audio of one call to the media.

In a callmade in April 2014, a monotone voice tells the dispatcher, "She's just laying there. I think she's dead," claiming he found his mother in a pool of blood.

Thecaller then pretendsto follow along with the dispatcher's CPR instructions.

"One, two, three, four," the caller says. "I think I'm going to be sick."

The teenis accused of making a series offake emergency calls a practice known as "swatting"in three provinces and five U.S. states.

911 call released to media

His trial began Tuesday with the playing of several chilling, bogus 911 calls made in the spring of 2014 in Stockton, Calif.

The first call from March 30, 2014, was a fake hostage-taking where the caller said there were three hostages and asked for $100,000 in a clear plastic bag.

The tape of that call was released to the media on Wednesday.

The second call, made 10 days later, involved anerve gas bomb threat to a middle school in the city.

On Wednesday, the court also heard a 911 call from someone who identified himself as"Austin."

"Austin" told the dispatcherhe was planning an attack on a Laval, Que., school with a bomb, a gun, and explosives.

"I'll be there in 30 seconds, and [I'll]start killing," the caller said.

The firstCrown witnessalso testifiedWednesday. Aformer classmate of the accused, also 17, watched his police interview played in court. The boy had been mistakenly arrested because the accused allegedlysent a fake email threat posing as the witness.

Defence lawyer Joshua Clarke argued the video was inadmissible due to hearsay and character references.

Teen faces 34 charges

The accused cannot be nameddue to provisions in the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He was arrested in May 2014 andoriginally faced at least 60 charges, including:

  • Public mischief.
  • Mischief to property.
  • Uttering death threats.
  • Conveying false information with intent to alarm.

The Crown said Tuesdayit would present evidence that included recordings offake 911 calls allegedly found on the accused's computer, as well as logs from Skype and a Twitter account.

Witnesses will include police officers from Canada and the U.S., computer forensic officers with Ottawa police, an "accomplice" from Laval and a California teenager who was allegedly terrorized by the accused.

The Crown will focus on 34 of the original60charges during this trial, with Florida authorities mounting theirtheir own case, prosecutor KerryMcVey said.