The father of slain teenager Austin Metcalf has revealed why he attended the press conference held by the parents of his son’s killer — he was hoping they would invite him on stage and pray with him. Instead of being met with grace and goodwill, Jeff Metcalf was insulted and removed from the event by police. Hours after the press conference concluded, the grieving father and Austin’s mother were both swatted. “Swatting” is a dangerous prank involving a fake emergency being called in to police so a heavily armed SWAT team will arrive at your location. “They should have pulled me up [to the front] and said, ‘We are so sorry. Our condolences.’ The only thing I would have said was, ‘Okay, can we pray…
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