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"A prank phone call to police sent SWAT teams bursting through the doors of a Colorado office Wednesday, all of which was captured in an online stream on Twitch.\nThose detained were not engaged in a standoff, as the caller claimed, but were instead playing Counter-Strike and streaming it online for their fans. This unfortunately common prank, called swatting, has plagued celebrities and tech leaders for years, but has gained steam on live game streams as popular players are targeted.\nSee also: 'Twitch-speak': A Guide to the Secret Emoji Language of Gamers\nPolice burst into the Littleton, Colorado, offices of The Creatures, a group of gamers that earn their livelihoods by creating videos for Twitch and YouTube, on Wednesday afternoon. Video from the stream of Jordan \"Kootra\" Mathewson, who was playing Counter-Strike at the time, shows the whole incident. \n\"Uh oh, this isn't good,\" Mathewson says on the video. \"They're clearing rooms. What in the world? I think we're getting swatted.\"\nAs Mathewson puts his hands up, heavily armed police are seen bursting into the room and forcing him to the ground. Mathewson was handcuffed, searched and then questioned. When he told police the arrest had been streaming on Twitch, they shut his webcam off.\nDuring the investigation, Littleton area schools were put on lockdown. Mathewson has since been released from custody. \n\nDag nabbit that was dern sure an experience. I am all Ok though. Thanks for all the supportive tweets everyone\n\u2014 Kootra (@Kootra) August 27, 2014\n\nTwitter user ScrewPain claimed responsibility for the attack, gloating about it. His involvement has not been confirmed, though he was reportedly interviewed by Denver news anchor Eric Kanhert. \n\nget owned @Kootra\n\u2014 Pain (@ScrewPain) August 27, 2014\n\nA number of prominent gamers who make their homes on Twitch have been swatted. Police bursting into a house during a live stream is usually the prankers' goal. A YouTube search for \"swatted\" fetches many, many results.\nAbout three weeks ago, a SWAT team came to the home of Alexander Wachs, a.k.a. WhiteBoy7thSt, on a prank phone call. After marijuana was found in Wachs' Illinois home, he and his girlfriend were arrested on federal marijuana possession charges.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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