Maine secretary of state targeted with 'swatting' call after ruling Trump ineligible for ballot
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was the target of a "swatting call" on Friday night, state police said in a statement.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was the target of a "swatting call" on Friday night, state police said in a statement.
The incident happened just a day after Bellows, a Democrat, ruled former President Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot next year.
State police said they received a call at about 8:15 p.m. from a man who said he had broken into Bellows' home. When officers arrived, they found no one at the house, and they checked the exterior of the property as well as the interior at the request of Bellows, who was not at home at the time.
The state police said they found nothing suspicious inside the home, and the caller has not been identified. They added that the incident remains under investigation, and they are working with law enforcement partners "to provide special attention to any and all appropriate locations."
“Swatting” is a false report of a crime or emergency that is intended to draw a police presence to a location.
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