GA Lt. Gov. Burt Jones 'Swatted,' Receives Bomb Threat

GEORGIA —Days after the home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was "swatted" for the eighth time, Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones said Thursday his home was also swatted and said he has received a bomb threat.

Jones did not fully detail the nature of the Wednesday night swatting and added someone called in a bomb threat to his office Thursday morning.

"Thankfully everyone is safe, and I commend our local law enforcement officers for their professionalism," he said in a statement released on X, formerly Twitter. "Let me be clear — I will not be intimidated by those attempting to silence me. We will put an end to this madness. We are in full compliance with law enforcement, and I am confident that those responsible will be brought to justice and be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

Last night, my home was “swatted”. This morning, a bomb threat was called to my office. Thankfully everyone is safe, and I commend our local law enforcement officers for their professionalism. Let me be clear — I will not be intimidated by those attempting to silence me. We will…
— Burt Jones (@burtjonesforga) December 28, 2023

Swatting is when a prank call is made to first responders in an attempt to have a large number of armed officers dispatched to a place.

CNN reported Tuesday that Greene was the victim of Christmas Day swatting after a man in Rome, New York, via the suicide prevention hotline claimed he had shot his girlfriend at Greene's Rome, Georgia, home and said he would die by suicide.

Dispatchers notified authorities, who then alerted Greene's security. Officers were on their way to Greene's home when they were told "nothing was amiss at the home" before turning around, CNN reported.

Greene posted to X that Monday's incident was the eighth time she has been swatted.

"On Christmas with my family here. My local police are the GREATEST and shouldn’t have to deal with this. I appreciate them so much and my family and I are in joyous spirits celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ," she said in the post.

U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams was also swatted on Christmas Day, he said.

"Our home was swatted this afternoon. Thanks to the Deputies and Troopers who contacted me before arriving," Williams said in a post on X. "They left with homemade cookies and spiced nuts! Merry Christmas everyone."

U.S. Capitol Police in a statement to CNN said it partnering with local and federal authorities to respond to swatting incidents against Congress members.

The news comes more than a month after a 34-year-old DeKalb County man was charged with threatening to harm Greene and her staff with a sniper rifle.

The FBI and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan previously accused Sean Patrick Cirillo of transmitting interstate threats after saying he called Greene's Washington, D.C. office twice with violent threats against Greene, her staff and their families. Cirillo first appeared in court on Nov. 13.