US EditionIndiana Republican State Senators Continue to Be Intimidated, Swatted
Four Indiana GOP senators faced swatting attempts and a bomb threat linked to backlash over a proposed congressional redistricting plan for the 2026 midterms, police said.
- GOP Sen. Andy Zay confirmed Friday that a bomb threat targeted his Huntington vehicle rental business on threats Thursday, as swatting attacks expanded to include Indiana officials, including Gov. Mike Braun.
- After President Donald Trump publicly criticized the Senate on Sunday, the swatting calls began, linked to backlash over Zay's redistricting plan to flip two blue districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
- Authorities say the incidents involved Dan Dernulc and Rick Niemeyer, with swatting using hoax emergency calls to trigger armed responses and no injuries reported.
- Indiana State Police opened an investigation with FBI Indianapolis support, vowing criminal prosecution; Governor Mike Braun said, `we WILL bring you to justice' as leaders condemned the threats.
- The targeting, now reaching a sixth and seventh Indiana senator, has led Indiana State Police and local law enforcement to work around the clock to protect lawmakers after delaying redistricting talks.
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Indiana Republican state senators continue to be intimidated, swatted
INDIANAPOLIS -- Republican members of the Indiana State Senate continue to be the subject of intimidation and swatting incidents following the lawmakers' recent vote to reconvene next year. A business owned by Indiana State Senator Andy Zay, a Republican from Huntington, was targeted with a bomb threat on Thursday, according to a statement provided to [...]
State Republican Senator Andy Zay Targeted in Bomb Threat
WISH-TV HUNTINGTON, Ind.–State Republican Senator Andy Zay says his business in Huntington was targeted with a bomb threat on Thursday. In the past week, Zay along with Senators Greg Goode, Dan Dernulc, Spencer Deery and Rick Niemeyer all have been subjected to swatting calls, while Sen. Kyle Walker said he also been threatened with violence. These Senators have not sustained any physical injuries as a result of these threats, but they have expr…
2 more Indiana lawmakers targeted with threats; Braun says he's been threatened
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A sixth and seventh Indiana senator has been targeted in a recent string of threats against lawmakers in the fallout of the Senate’s decision to delay redistricting talks to January. The swatting calls against state lawmakers started Sunday after President Donald Trump publicly criticized the Indiana Senate and Republican senators for deciding to not meet and discuss redistricting in December. Last Tuesday, state lawmakers…
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