Jeff Metcalf has been among those urging the public to avoid speculation about the case. The day after his son’s death, he appeared on a Fox News program, where he described Anthony as someone who had “made a bad choice” — one that would forever change the lives of both families.
Those found to make swatting calls can face criminal charges, which can range in severity in part based on whether the targets of the false calls are injured or killed.
Cottingham said he did not yet have information on whether Frisco police would open a formal investigation but noted that such investigations “generally take place in cases of swatting and other false reports.”
