BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—A Galion man, Clayton Webb, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of swatting, a fourth-degree felony, in Crawford County Common Pleas Court. Swatting is defined as using a telecommunications device or service to knowingly report false or misleading information to a law enforcement agency, emergency service provider, or 9-1-1 public safety answering point.
Judge Sean Leuthold accepted Webb’s guilty plea and sentenced him to nine months in prison. Webb will receive about 63 days of jail time credit.
He was represented by attorney Tyler Baumberger.