Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home targeted in apparent ‘swatting’ incident
Fairfax County police said the false report prompted no extra police resources as officers quickly confirmed the call was fictitious.
- On Wednesday night, an apparent swatting incident targeted the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett in Fairfax County, Virginia, after police received a nonemergency call just after 9 p.m. ET.
- Swatting refers to calling police with false reports of violence to provoke a SWAT team response, and dispatchers noted the address has 24-hour security coverage for a high-priority resident.
- Fairfax County officers coordinated with Supreme Court Police assigned to the residence and quickly determined the report was fictitious after the caller could not be reached.
- Chief Justice John Roberts reported in 2024 that threats against judges have tripled over the last decade, with the U.S. Marshals Service reporting 564 threats against judges in fiscal year 2025.
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Amy Coney Barrett’s home targeted in yet another reckless ‘swatting’ incident
Local police have confirmed that Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Virginia home was targeted in a “swatting” incident on Wednesday night. Fairfax County police received the call from a person identifying themselves as a neighbor who falsely reported the “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban residence, through the department’s nonemergency line, shortly after 9 p.m. A dispatcher told officers that the home belonged to a “h…
‘Straight-up terrorism’: Report of SWATTING attempt at Supreme Court justice’s home * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett upon her swearing-in on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Hating – and threats and violence against – conservative leaders in America is turning into an industry with the latest incident, an alleged SWATTING at the home of a Supreme Court justice. SWATTING is when someone calls police with
On Wednesday night, Virginia state security forces had to go to the private residence of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, after the police communications center received a false report on an alleged violent incident in the building, a criminal modality known in the computer setting as "swatting." According to the details provided by the Fairfax County Police Department to Fox News, the incident was triggered at approximately 9:02 p.m. Po…
Police respond to ‘swatting’ call at Justice Amy Coney Barrett's home
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the victim of a swatting call Wednesday night at her Virginia home, according to local police. Police radio traffic shows law enforcement received a call for a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban Virginia address. The dispatcher warned responding officers shortly afterward that a “high priority resident of the county” lived there and that the report may not be authentic. When reached …
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