44-year-old man arrested in Willoughby ‘swatting’ hoax

LAKE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A 44-year-old Willoughby man is now facing criminal charges in connection with a “swatting” hoax from early this month.

Willoughby police said around 7 a.m. on Sept. 4, Antonio Edward Woods called police and claimed to have shot and killed his girlfriend and threatened to kill himself.

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