WICHITA —In a superseding indictment that adds three new counts, Shane M. Gaskill, 20, Wichita, Tuesday was charged with two additional counts of wire fraud and one additional count of making a false statement to the FBI, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.

On May 23, an indictment was unsealed charging Gaskill with count of obstruction of justice, one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice and one count of wire fraud.

The indictment alleged co-defendant Casey Viner recruited co-defendant Tyler Barriss to make a false call to emergency dispatchers in Wichita aimed at “swatting” Gaskill.

As a result, Wichita police responded to what they believed was an emergency involving a fatal shooting of Andrew Finch.

The new counts allege that after police responded to 1033 McCormick, Gaskill sent two more messages to Barriss. One said: “Do you wanna try again?” In the other message, Gaskill gave Barriss an IP address Gaskill claimed Barriss could use to launch another swatting assault on him.

The indictment alleges the IP address did not belong to Gaskill, and Gaskill knew it was not his IP address. Further, it is alleged that when Gaskill was questioned by law enforcement about daring Barriss to “try again” and giving Barriss an IP address, Gaskill falsely told the officer that the IP address was one of his “old” IP addresses. In fact, the IP address belonged to another person in Kansas.

Upon conviction, the new counts carry the following penalties:
Wire fraud: Up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.

Making a false statement to the FBI: Up to five years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.

The FBI and the Wichita Police Department investigated. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister and Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Barnett are prosecuting.