A 26-year-old Muskogee man who threatened to commit a mass shooting and doxxed local police officers has been sentenced in federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Parker Ryan Little pleaded guilty last summer to two counts of making a threatening interstate communication, as well as two counts of stalking.
Federal prosecutors said he was sentenced to 51 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal criminal justice system.
On May 4, 2020, Little sent an anonymous tip to the Fort Gibson Police Department threatening a mass shooting, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Using a false identity four days later, Little posted a similar threatening message on a public gaming forum that included personal identifiable information about several Fort Gibson officers. Users reported the doxxing to authorities.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Wagoner and Fort Gibson police departments began investigating Little, and during the investigation he posted another message on the same forum threatening to shoot six Wagoner Police Department leaders and officers.
In a group chat, Little admitted to harassing another person and to “swatting” that person’s home by making a false report to draw a large law enforcement presence.
“The defendant’s relentless campaign of online threats, harassment and stalking (was) intended to instill fear and divert critical law enforcement resources from where they are truly needed,” FBI Oklahoma City Special Agent in Charge Edward J. Gray said in a news release Monday. “Our hope is that today’s sentence brings some relief to the private citizens and members of the law enforcement community that were affected by this reprehensible behavior.”
Little remains in U.S. Marshals Service custody.
When he was 19 years old and living in Wagoner, Little pleaded guilty to federal charges of making a false bomb threat. In that case, federal prosecutors in Texas said Little called 911 to say he was armed with an AR-15, had shot his mother and had strapped a bomb to his daughter’s chest.
When law enforcement responded to the address in Port Neches, Texas, the occupant of the residence had no knowledge of any such incidents. A similar swatting call drew a large law enforcement response in Denton County, Texas, before being connected to the Port Neches false report. Prosecutors in Texas said they found seven other victims of similar swatting incidents.
Investigators said Little was using the Twitter account @DeMoNTheLord to harass well-known online gamers, some of whom had millions of followers. The gamers who would not comply with his demands were subjected to swatting and doxxing attacks, prosecutors said.
“We live in an increasingly interconnected society, which can be either a blessing or a curse,” U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Wilson said after Little was handed the new 4¼-year sentence.
“In this case, the defendant chose the latter, utilizing various electronic platforms to spew threats and stalk innocent victims, including members of law enforcement. The sentence imposed sends a clear message this type conduct is criminal and will be punished accordingly.”
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