After an unnamed minor in the United Kingdom called local law enforcement to Herring's address, he suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to leave his home.
Sonderman pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy as part of a plea bargain that dropped several other charges.
[4] Corinna Fitch, Herring's daughter, would state, "He would just in passing say, I got another offer on my Twitter handle today."
[5] On April 27, 2020, hours before the incident, Sonderman and his co-conspirators contacted Herring demanding his Twitter handle.
A concerned neighbour of Herring called him, stating, "There's police everywhere, and they think a man has killed a woman and he's on your property, you gotta [sic] take cover."