‘There are severe penalties’: Swatting, other fake emergencies can carry hefty consequences in Utah

ST. GEORGE — Pranks and hoaxes committed on April Fool’s Day are nothing new. While they are often meant in good fun, other times they can be malicious and end up with people getting hurt or worse and the pranksters facing criminal penalties. Monday saw a so-called prank – a swatting – target Hurricane High […]