Swatting hits law professor Jonathan Turley
By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times - Saturday, December 30, 2023
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley says he’s the latest victim of swatting, an action of fake calls for police response.
“Yes, I was swatted this evening. It is regrettably a manifestation of our age of rage,” Mr. Turley said in a statement obtained by the New York Post.
“However, we are grateful to the Fairfax police officers who were highly professional and supportive in responding to this harassment.”
Police arrived at Mr. Turley’s Fairfax residence Friday after an unknown person phoned in a 911 call falsely claiming a shooting occurred at the prominent legal scholar’s home.
The Fairfax County Police Department confirmed the call was a hoax.
The incident happened one day after Mr. Turley appeared on Fox News Digital and spoke about how the Commonwealth of Virginia is responding to the crime of swatting.
“Swatting constitutes a false police report that can be criminally charged,” Mr. Turley said. “Virginia recently passed a new law making swatting specifically a criminal misdemeanor. It can also be charged as a form of criminal threats.”
Swatting has been a trend in recent years in which a phone call or false report is made to an unsuspecting resident’s home, a school or other public place to trigger a police or SWAT team response.
A raft of lawmakers and state officials was swatted last week.
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