“It was a computer generated voice. They explained they were upset about Ms. Greene’s stance on ‘trans-gender youth’s rights.”
Congressional firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene has reported that she was swatted by police at her Rome, Georgia home at 1am on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.
Local newspaper reports state:
According to a Rome Police Department report, Rome police officers responded to a 911 call on Wednesday at 01:03 a.m. which led them to initially believe a man who had been shot multiple times in the bathtub at Greeneโs home. The caller also stated there was a woman inside the home and possibly children with her. When officers responded Greene assured the officers there was no issue at the home.
โAfter we cleared the call and went back in service, Rome-Floyd 911 received a call from the suspect, claiming responsibility for the incident and explaining his/her motives,โ the report stated. โIt was a computer generated voice. They explained they were upset about Ms. Greeneโs stance on โtrans-gender youthโs rights,โ and stated they were trying to โswatโ her.โ
The report also stated caller said they are connected to a website, which police stated supports cyberstalking, and gave the police their user name on the site.
โRight now, Congresswoman Greeneโs safety is our number one concern,โ Greeneโs spokesperson Nick Dyer said Wednesday. โLate last night, she was a victim of a political attack on her family and home. Whoever committed this violent crime will face the full extent of the law.โ
ORIGINAL REPORT:
โSwattingโ is commonly defined as โtheย actionย of making aย falseย reportย of aย seriousย emergencyย so that aย SWATย teamย (=a group of officers trained to deal with dangerous situations)ย will go to a personโsย home, by someone whoย wantsย toย frighten,ย upset, orย causeย problemsย for thatย personโ. The act usually involves heavily armed police.
Last night, I was swatted just after 1 am.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene๐บ๐ธ (@RepMTG) August 24, 2022
I canโt express enough gratitude to my local law enforcement here in Rome, Floyd County.
More details to come.