Ohio man accused of swatting neighbor

A 21-year-old Ohio man has been indicted and arraigned for allegedly swatting his neighbor last month.

Last week, 21-year-old Alexander Carman of Perrysburg was arraigned on a fourth-degree felony charge of swatting, CBS affiliate WTOL-11 reported.

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Swatting is the act of reporting a false threat or incident to get emergency responders, particularly law enforcement, to go to a particular location.

In the early morning hours on or around Sept. 9, Carman allegedly told authorities he received a text message that an older male neighbor in a Perrysburg subdivision was holding a gun to his head, WTOL-11 reported

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