Overview
- The swatting happened during a continuous livestream fundraising run on the night of May 18–19 and brought roughly 20 police cars, five SWAT vehicles, and drones to the family home.
- Sue Jacquot, known online as GrammaCrackers, and her family were escorted outside and were not injured, and Jacquot publicly downplayed the ordeal, calling it "kinda fun."
- Family members say the call appeared to target Jacquot’s grandson, Jack, who is recovering from cancer treatment and was reportedly the last family member escorted out while officers questioned him.
- Jacquot said the caller used a fake French accent and detectives have opened an investigation to identify who placed the hoax call and why.
- The incident went viral and drove a fresh wave of donations to Jack’s GoFundMe, which has topped $100,000, and it has renewed attention on the real dangers swatting poses to livestreamers and first responders.