Casey Viner: Teenage US gamer jailed over deadly 911 hoax

A US teenager has been jailed for 15 months for involvement in a prank call leading to an innocent man's death.

Casey Viner, 19, from Ohio, conspired with fellow gamer Tyler Barriss to make a so-called "swatting" call to police.

In the 911 call, Barriss claimed he was holding his family hostage but when police visited the address provided, they shot father-of-two Andrew Finch.

The two men admitted to making the call after a row with another gamer, Shane Gaskill, while playing Call of Duty.

In court, Viner pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice. After his sentence he will be banned from gaming for two years.

Viner said he was "awfully sorry", that he never intended anything to happen and he thinks of it every day.

"We impose sentences not only for what people intend, but what happened," said US District Judge Eric Melgren.

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