The home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was “swatted” on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights, after someone who disagreed with her proposed transgender policies called in a fake emergencies.Police dispatched five officers to the congresswoman’s Rome, Georgia home at 1:04 a.m.
on Tuesday, August 23, after an anonymous caller dialed 911 and falsely claimed that a man had been shot multiple times in a bathtub at the address, CNBC reported.Police were met by the congressperson at the front door.
She “assured us there was no issue,” a report of the incident noted. Officers then checked her home, but nothing suspicious was found.Police received a second call from a suspect who, using a computer-generated voice, claimed responsibility for the “swatting,” which is named for having a S.W.A.T.
team sent to a person’s house under false pretenses.The suspect explained that they had called the police to Greene’s house after the congresswoman’s recent introduction of a transphobic bill.
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