Man accused of deadly hoax call in Kansas pleads not guilty

Man accused of deadly hoax call in Kansas pleads not guilty | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Tyler Barriss, of California, appears for a preliminary hearing in Wichita, Kan. Barriss, who is accused of making a hoax phone call that led police to fatally shoot an unarmed man in Wichita, Kan., in December 2017 is set for arraignment Friday, June 29, 2018. He's charged with involuntary manslaughter, giving a false alarm and interference with a law enforcement officer. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

WICHITA, Kan. – A California man accused of making a hoax phone call that led police to fatally shoot an unarmed man in Kansas has pleaded not guilty.

A judge on Friday set the jury trial for 25-year-old Tyler Barriss for Oct. 1 in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kansas. He’s charged with involuntary manslaughter, giving a false alarm and interference with a law enforcement officer.

Barriss is accused of calling from Los Angeles on Dec. 28 to report a shooting and kidnapping at a Wichita home. Authorities say an online dispute over a video game between two gamers prompted the call. A responding officer fatally shot 28-year-old Andrew Finch after he opened the door. Finch was not the gamers’ intended target.

Barriss also faces federal charges.

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