A Republican lawmaker in Ohio grew to become the most recent sufferer of a “swatting incident” on Tuesday.
State Consultant Kevin D. Miller wrote on X that quite a few sheriff’s deputies responded to his residence round 3 p.m. on a false report of a capturing.
“This ‘swatting incident’ put a number of lives in danger and was an enormous waste of sources,” Miller stated. “Particular due to Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp and his crew for his or her expeditious {and professional} response.”
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Licking County Sheriff’s Division for extra info.
“Swatting” entails calling 911 and faking an emergency that pulls a response from regulation enforcement, sometimes a SWAT crew.
Earlier this month, the nonprofit group Safe Neighborhood Community (SCN) documented practically 200 swatting incidents over 24 hours focusing on Jewish amenities throughout dozens of states.
And on Christmas day, two Republican lawmakers – Rep. Brandon Wiliams of New York and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia – had been the targets of “swatting” calls.
Greene signaled it was the eighth time she’d been the sufferer of a swatting incident.
Each incidents are underneath investigation.
