False Reporting leads to Swatting Charge

During the early morning hours of Saturday, October 26, 2024, the Dothan Police Department received a call reporting an edge weapon assault in the 400 block of East Powell Street. Officers were unable to locate a victim or the person reporting. It was determined this was a false report of an incident and all emergency personnel were cancelled. Using various investigative leads, officers were able to determine the identity of the caller. Just a few hours later, officers encountered the caller, and he was taken into custody and questioned. During questioning, he admitting to making the false report because he had gotten into a fight with an individual and as revenge, he wanted that person to be “harassed” as a potential victim of a stabbing.

The caller was identified as 53-year-old Keri Lashun Leake of Appletree Street, Dothan, AL. Leake was charged with one count of Felony Swatting. His bond was set at $2,500.00.

Leake, Keri Lashun
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