Police are investigating after Marjorie Taylor Greene, the controversial US politician, was “swatted” on Christmas Day, for what, she mentioned, was “the eighth time”.
Major Rodney Bailey, of the Rome police division in Georgia, confirmed the incident to NBC News, Sky News’ US companion.
Someone from the town of Rome, in New York state, referred to as a suicide hotline simply earlier than 11am, claiming that he had shot his girlfriend at Greene’s tackle in Georgia and threatened to take his personal life subsequent, Major Bailey mentioned.
The name was shortly transferred to police when suicide hotline responders recognised the Georgia congresswoman’s tackle, police mentioned.
When an officer checked along with her safety element and confirmed she was protected and there was no emergency at her residence, a police response which had already set out, was cancelled, division spokesperson Kelly Madden mentioned.
“We determined before our personnel could get to her location that… there actually was nothing going on,” Ms Madden mentioned.
It’s the newest occasion of somebody calling in a pretend emergency to attract armed officers or SWAT groups to the Republican congresswoman’s residence, generally known as “swatting”.
Last 12 months, there have been studies of shootings outdoors her residence, about 70 miles (112km) northwest of Atlanta.
Police responded in particular person to these incidents and determined the studies had been false.
In a Christmas Day submit on X, Ms Greene mentioned: “I was just swatted. This is like the 8th time. On Christmas with my family here.
“My native police are the best and should not must cope with this. I admire them a lot and my household and I are in joyous spirits celebrating the beginning of our saviour Jesus Christ!”
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Ms Greene, is a far-right firebrand and passionate supporter of former president Donald Trump.
She was punished by House of Representatives managers over racist comments, her embracing of conspiracy theories and her past endorsement of violence against Democratic officials.
People have called saying that dead bodies had been found in the bath and in other areas of her home.
Police say they have become wary after responding to various false alarms, and now work closely with the politician’s security team.
In August, another man from New York was sentenced to three months in prison for making threatening phone calls to Ms Greene’s office in Washington.
In 2020, a 60-year-old man had a fatal heart attack after his home was swarmed by armed officers when he was “swatted” by individuals who wished him to surrender his Twitter deal with.
Source: information.sky.com”