An Alabama man has been arrested for making multiple swatting calls to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office in August.
Korey Flood Sr., 25, of Mobile, was arrested and transported to Lafourche Parish last week.
According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, in August, they received several unusual calls for service to a residence in the 200 block of Plymouth Street in Thibodaux.
Deputies said these calls involved shooting victims, drug activity and an armed robbery.
Each call was determined to be untrue.
Throughout the investigation, detectives were able to determine that each call originated from Flood, an Alabama resident, who was using apps and prepaid phones in some cases.
An arrest warrant was obtained for Flood for four counts of false communication with the intent to cause an emergency response.
He was arrested in Alabama and extradited to Lafourche Parish and booked on Oct. 23. He was released the following day after posting bond for $10,000.
Swatting is false reporting an emergency to public safety agencies by a person for the intent of getting a (“SWAT team”) response to a location where no emergency exists.
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