'Swatting' Incidents Target Ohio Public Officials

State Representative Kevin Miller, who previously sponsored a bill against 'swatting', among the latest victims of the dangerous prank.

Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and State Representative Kevin Miller were targeted in 'swatting' incidents this week, with false police calls leading to emergency responses at their residences.
Miller, who had earlier sponsored a bill making 'swatting' a fourth-degree felony, called the incident a 'huge waste of resources' that put several lives at risk.
Other public officials, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., and Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, were also victims of 'swatting' on Christmas Day.
'Swatting' involves making a false emergency call to draw a law enforcement response, typically a SWAT team, to a person's home.
The incidents are currently under investigation by local, state, and federal law enforcement.