{"id":2135370,"date":"2023-12-28T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-gop-lawmakers-fall-victim-to-swatting\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T15:00:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T20:00:38","slug":"multiple-gop-lawmakers-fall-victim-to-swatting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-gop-lawmakers-fall-victim-to-swatting\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers targeted in &#8220;swatting&#8221; attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmultiple-gop-lawmakers-fall-victim-to-swatting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2135370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) \u2064speaks on border security and Title 42 during a press conference at the \u200cU.S. Capitol on May 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/taylor-tinsley\">Taylor \u200cTinsley<\/a><br \/>11:55 AM \u2013 Thursday, December 28, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Florida Senator Rick Scott has become the latest victim of a dangerous prank known as swatting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Police \u2063responded to \u2063reports of a shooting at Scott\u2019s residence \u2064late Wednesday night, only to \u2062discover it \u200dwas\u200c a swatting incident within 15\u2064 minutes of their arrival.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night, while\u2062 at dinner with my\u2062 wife,\u2064 cowards \u201cswatted\u201d my home in Naples. These criminals wasted the time &#038; \u200bresources\u2064 of our law enforcement in a sick attempt to terrorize my family.<\/p>\n<p>Ann &#038; I want to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaplesPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NaplesPolice<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollierSheriff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CollierSheriff<\/a> for all\u200b they do to keep us safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1740355797190934542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Swatting is a dangerous prank where individuals make\u200b false \u2064emergency calls to prompt \u2062a SWAT team response \u2063at someone&#8217;s home.<\/p>\n<p>This incident follows similar \u200cswatting \u2064incidents\u200c involving Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/mtg-swatted-on-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> \u2062(R-Ga.) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/new-york-rep-brandon-williams-swatted-on-christmas-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brandon Williams<\/a> (R-N.Y.) on Christmas\u200c day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was \u2064just swatted.<\/p>\n<p>This is like the 8th time.<\/p>\n<p>On \u200bChristmas with my family here.<\/p>\n<p>My local police are the GREATEST and shouldn\u2019t \u200bhave \u200cto deal with this.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciate them so much and \u200cmy family and I are in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-not-the-first-incident-marjorie-taylor-greene-swatted-at-her-home-on-christmas\/\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene's Home Swatted Again on Christmas: Not the First Incident\">joyous spirits\u2062 celebrating<\/a> the birth of\u200d our savior Jesus Christ!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep.\u200d Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u2063 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1739312209996497293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Authorities\u200d revealed\u2063 that\u2062 a man in New\u200c York called a\u200b suicide hotline in Georgia, falsely claiming to have shot his girlfriend and planning\u2062 to harm himself, providing Greene&#8217;s address.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, police \u200bdetermined the call was \u200ba hoax before dispatching to Greene&#8217;s residence and contacted her security detail to confirm there was no threat.<\/p>\n<p>The Rome Police Department has reported at least 18 swatting incidents targeting Greene&#8217;s home since December 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019ve been called out on a false \u2063call we could be depleting the\u200d resources from someone\u2063 who truly needs \u200dan emergency response,\u201d said Kelly Madden with the\u2062 Rome Police\u200b Department. \u201cWhat if\u2064 that \u200cwas a baby that\u2019s choking? What if that was a burning\u200d car?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Greene also\u200c shared on her X profile (previously known as Twitter) that one of her family members was \u200balso swatted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The dangerous swatting harassment continues, \u2062as tonight, one\u2062 of my family members was swatted at their house.<\/p>\n<p>I will be introducing legislation to \u2063make it much easier for law\u2062 enforcement to arrest and prosecutors to prosecute \u2063these criminals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1740193293965902021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Representative Williams\u2062 stated that deputies contacted \u200chim before arriving \u200bat his residence and left with homemade treats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our\u2063 home was swatted this afternoon.\u2062 Thanks to the\u2063 Deputies and Troopers who contacted\u2063 me before \u200barriving.<\/p>\n<p>They left with homemade cookies and spiced nuts! Merry\u2063 Christmas everyone! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uQ2xkzLVJ6\">pic.twitter.com\/uQ2xkzLVJ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Brandon Williams\u200c (@RepWilliams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWilliams\/status\/1739368231998013825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>All the targeted lawmakers who have fallen victim to swatting are Republicans running for re-election, although it&#8217;s \u200cunclear if the incidents are connected.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, on Tuesday, four current \u200bor former GOP \u2062state lawmakers in Ohio were \u200dalso swatted. These individuals include State Representative Kevin Miller (R-Ohio), former \u2064Representative Rick Carfagna (R-Ohio), Senator Andrew Brenner \u2063(R-Ohio), and Attorney General Dave Yost (R-Ohio).<\/p>\n<p>All of these Ohio lawmakers supported legislation that made\u200b swatting a felony in the \u2064state, which took effect earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are actively investigating all these incidents and stress the importance of not \u200bwasting\u2063 resources on false calls, as they \u2064divert attention from genuine emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetzs-father-seeks-return-to-florida-gop-senate\/\" title=\"Gaetz's dad wants to rejoin Florida GOP Senate.\">receive breaking\u2062 news directly<\/a> \u200bto your inbox for free. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">Subscribe here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces new protocols for all\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-sets-new-rules-for-incoming-buses-from-southern-border\/\" title=\"NYC imposes new rules for buses from the southern border\">incoming busses departing<\/a> from the\u200d Southern Border.\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Argentina\u2019s \u2062new \u200bpresident continues to pursue his \u201cshock\u201d reforms to the country\u2019s economy as unions vow to fight the \u2063change. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Trump \u2064senior advisor Bruce Levell predicts President\u200c Trump will absorb support from the black community as many voters flee from Joe Biden\u2019s \u2064Democrat Party. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hundreds, if \u2062not thousands, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizza-hut-slices-jobs-amidst-californias-new-fast-food-minimum-wage-law\/\" title=\"Pizza Hut cuts jobs due to California's new fast food minimum wage law\">pizza delivery drivers<\/a> are on \u200dthe brink\u200d of layoffs as Pizza Hut franchises trim down\u2064 delivery \u200dservices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December \u206422, 2023 \u2013 6:05\u200c AM PST HONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators \u200bannounced on Friday a wide range\u200b of rules aimed\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One \u200bof the main bottlenecks for Tesla is the speed it can make the 4680 batteries used in the Cybertruck \u2062with its new dry-coating \u200btechnology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group \u200dof 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that accuses OpenAI \u2064and Microsoft of\u200d misusing books the authors have written to train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford\u2064 contacted \u2063Tesla about \u200cdata \u200bon an alleged stalker\u2019s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How are law enforcement agencies addressing the\u200b issue of swatting and what measures are being taken to prevent it?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Our newsletter\u200c to receive the\u200b latest news and updates \u2063on swatting\u2063 incidents and other important issues.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, swatting is a dangerous and reckless prank that puts innocent people&#8217;s lives\u2063 at risk. Recent incidents involving Senator Rick Scott, Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brandon Williams, and several Ohio lawmakers highlight the seriousness of this issue. \u200bLaw enforcement agencies are actively investigating these \u2064incidents and are urging the public to refrain from making false emergency\u2063 calls. Swatting not only wastes valuable resources but can also potentially\u2062 divert attention from genuine emergencies where lives are at stake. It is important for\u200c lawmakers to take action and introduce legislation \u2063that makes \u2064it easier to arrest and prosecute \u2063these criminals. Together, we can put \u200can end to swatting and ensure the safety and well-being of our elected officials and their\u200d families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) discusses border security and Title 42 at a press conference in Washington, DC. Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images. 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