Nikki Haley targeted in '#swatting' incident at her home
Authorities responded to the South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate #NikkiHaley last month after a man claimed to have shot a woman & threatened to harm himself at her home, acc/to town records obtained by Reuters.
The previously unreported “swatting” incident is among a wave of #violent#threats, #bomb scares & other acts of #intimidation against #government officials, members of the #judiciary & #election administrators since the 2020 election that have alarmed #law enforcement ahead of this year’s U.S. presidential contest.
#Swatting cases have surged over the past two months, targeting mainly those who have opposed #Trump….
The targets include figures who have publicly opposed #Trump, such as ME SoS Shenna Bellows,…who barred him from…the primary ballot. Judges & ≥1 prosecutor handling cases against Trump have been targeted.
…Swatting is filing false reports to the police to set off a potentially dangerous response by officers. #Law enforcement see it as a form of #intimidation or #harassment that’s increasingly being used to target prominent figures,incl’g ofcls involved in #civil & #criminal cases against Trump.
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