Shane Gaskill was sentenced in September 2022 to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, Viner was sentenced to 15 months in September 2019 after pleading guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice. The encounter ended with the officer shooting and killing Finch.īarriss is serving 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to 51 counts in April 2019. When police showed up, Finch answered the door and tried to convince officers that there must have been a misunderstanding. Viner then contacted Tyler Barris of Los Angeles and recruited him to place a hoax call to Wichita police about a shooting and kidnapping at the address.įinch and his family lived at Gaskill’s old address. Shane Gaskill of Wichita said he got into an argument with online gamer Casey Viner of Ohio over a $1.50 bet.ĭuring the argument, Gaskill gave Viner an old street address. The hoax, or swatting call, started after some online gamers played Call of Duty: WWII. “It took a whole lot of effort and trying to highlight that this was a tragedy that should have never happened, and we needed to do something,” said Johnson. “Knowing that you know we are able to do our part to do right by the children, I think in this situation is all we can hope for,” said Whipple. Why did it take this long to reach this point? Mayor Whipple said Wichita needed a council that wanted to bring closure to the case in a responsible matter. “We know that there is nothing that we can do to bring a loved one back from a situation such as this, but we do hope this brings closure, and we do hope this helps the family move forward and that, again, we can do what’s right for the children of this family,” he said.īlubaugh was the only council member who voted against the settlement. She also read a statement from the mother of Finch’s children: “I’ve watched this family through disappointment after disappointment, and finally, today, we came together as a community. “It has been difficult, to say the very least,” she said. Family’s responseĪlmaAnn Jones, a spokesperson for the family, said she is grateful for the decision. The City pays $1,556,757.10 from its funds, and The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania will pay the rest. $165,938.71 - Payable to Action Injury Law Group LLC for attorneys’ out-of-pocket costs and expenses.$250,000 paid for a structured settlement annuity for Andrew M Stroth.$1,361,192.63 payable to Action Injury Law Group LLC.$1,000,000 structured settlement annuities for his other child.$1,000,000 structured settlement annuities for one of his children, meaning the money will go to the child in increments over time.$1,222,868.66 to a restricted account for the Estate of Andrew Finch.
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