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Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area
Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area This story has been updated. A lengthy investigation into a swatting incident that occurred in the area last summer has led to the arrest of a 17-year-old in Ohio on 73 criminal charges, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. announced. On the evening of Aug. 11, 2018, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a hostage situation at a house on Ressique Road in the Town of Kent. The caller alleged that he had an AR-15, had shot his wife and was now holding his son hostage.  Sheriff’s Deputies, Sheriff’s Investigators and members of the Emergency Response Team (…

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