YOUNGSTOWN - A Youngstown teen accused of placing phony emergency calls to draw out first responders in four states is expected to plead guilty in court Wednesday.

David Dorbish, 17, is scheduled to appear for a plea hearing in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court instead of going on trial next week.

Dorbish, who turns 18 next month, drew national attention for allegedly making fake 911 calls to police departments in Florida, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

The teen, who has been charged as an adult, faces 27 charges, including marking terroristic threats and making false alarms.

He's accused of making hoax 911 calls between January and August of 2018 that brought out police resources, including a swat team.

In one instance, Dorbish allegedly said that he had shot someone and taken hostages, according to the Dodge County Wisconsin Sheriff's Office.

The practice known as “swatting” got its name from pranksters whose goal it was to get a SWAT team response.

According to the FBI, people who engage in “swatting” use technology to make it appear that the emergency call is coming from the victim’s phone. Sometimes swatting is done for revenge, sometimes as a prank.

In addition to placing the lives of first responders at risk, the FBI says it can cost thousands of dollars each time a SWAT Team is called out.

Although Dorbish is not accused of trying to prank any Valley law enforcement agencies, charges were filed in Youngstown because the calls allegedly were placed from here in the Valley.

The Mahoning County Grand Jury indictment includes 27 charges: six counts of making terroristic threats, six counts of making false alarms, six counts of possessing criminal tools, four counts of unlawful possession of a hoax weapon of mass destruction, three counts of telecommunications harassment and two counts of identity fraud.