New Jersey man charged in South Florida swatting calls

N.J. man charged in Florida ‘swatting’ shooting hoaxes

A 22-year-old New Jersey man is accused of using technology to conceal his identity while making false reports of shootings in Florida.Justin Flavien reported shootings at two homes in Parkland, Florida in August, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Deputies quickly determined there was no emergency and no one was injured.

New Jersey man charged in South Florida swatting calls

By John MacLauchlan Click here for updates on this story     FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — A New Jersey man accused of making multiple swatting calls to South Florida last year has been arrested. Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Threat Management Unit (TMU) said in August 2024, deputies responded to reports of shootings at two different residences in Parkland. In one call, a man said he had been shot in the chest and was being he…

New Jersey Man Arrested After Swatting Investigations

On February 11th of the year 2025 according to the calendar date notation with detectives from the Broward Sheriffs Office Threat Management Unit (TMU) a man from New Jersey aged 22 has been taken into custody for placing swatting calls that led law enforcement to respond to false emergencies in Parkland in August of 2024 as per BSO deputies reports, on two separate occasions involving alleged shootings at different homes where one call claimed …