<img src="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/en-us/news/2025/05/01/TELEMMGLPICT000422326771_17461325691550_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwdYTTR51fT9VxUmcmfEva0A.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard" alt="British teenagers ‘behind US swatting hoax’" width="100%" height="auto"><div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> Two British teenagers charged with making hoax “swatting” calls to American and Canadian police have been pictured for the first time.Dylan Ash, 18, Keiron Ellison, 18, and Liam White, 22, appeared in court on Thursday following a two and a half year-long investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).“Swatting” is a harassment tactic used to trick squads of armed police officers into responding to a fake emergency called in at a victim’s address.Dylan Ash smiled as he left Liverpool magistrates’ court while wearing a pair of golden sunglasses and dressed in a white shirt and smart trousers.He is accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice. </div>

Dylan Ash, Keiron Ellison and Liam White appear at Liverpool magistrates’ court following FBI investigation{ai:summary}Two British teenagers, Dylan Ash and Keiron Ellison, both 18, along with 22-year-old Liam White, have been charged with making hoax "swatting" calls to police in the U.S. and Canada. They appeared in court following a two-and-a-half-year FBI investigation."Swatting" involves falsely reporting emergencies to provoke armed police responses. Ash was seen leaving court smiling, wearing golden sunglasses and smart attire, while facing charges related to conspiracy and obstructing justice. #crime

British teenagers ‘behind US swatting hoax’

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