{"id":10047,"date":"2026-06-03T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=10047"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:30:14","slug":"gta-5-actor-ned-luke-celebrates-as-swatting-perpetrator-sentenced-to-4-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/gta-5-actor-ned-luke-celebrates-as-swatting-perpetrator-sentenced-to-4-years\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA 5 Actor Ned Luke Celebrates as Swatting Perpetrator Sentenced to 4 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Grand Theft Auto 5 actor Ned Luke has celebrated the sentencing of an online swatter who will now serve four years in jail.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Luke, who played Michael De Santa in Rockstar&#8217;s blockbuster, regularly streams himself playing GTA Online \u2014 and has fallen victim to swatting attempts numerous times. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The practice of hoax calling the police to turn up at a streamer&#8217;s address while they&#8217;re on camera \u2014 usually with a claim of violence to provoke an armed response \u2014 has sadly become prevelant, and evidence exists of Luke being swatted on at least four occaisons following a leak of his personal address.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Every Celebrity in GTA 5 and GTA Online<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Every Celebrity in GTA 5 and GTA Online\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gta-5-actor-ned-luke-celebrates-as-swatting-perpetrator-sentenced-to-4-years.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, however, progress has clearly been made in catching those responsible. In a post on X\/Twitter, Luke shared a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice confirming that at least one perpetrator had now been sentenced \u2014 to &#8220;incarceration of four years followed by supervised release of three years,&#8221; plus a $200 fine.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t drop the soap in the shower douchebag,&#8221; Luke commented. &#8220;Won&#8217;t be swatting anyone anytime soon&#8230; and they&#8217;re coming for the ones he ratted out as well.&#8221; He signed off his post with five star emoji, a nod to GTA&#8217;s highest wanted level.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Luke has now been swatted so often that a recent visit by the police in December 2025 saw two officers turning up knowing full well they were likely attending a hoax call. Footage of the incident shows them and Luke wishing each other a merry Christmas, before Luke returns to playing GTA 5.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">By sharing news of the swatter&#8217;s sentencing, Luke likely hopes to deter others from doing similar. Here&#8217;s hoping he has a quieter time streaming GTA 6, which is due on November 19.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Photo by Erika Goldring\/Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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