In a statement posted to Facebook, Bellows said she was the target of a swatting.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Saturday said her home was swatted amid escalating threats over her removal of Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot.
In a statement posted to Facebook, Bellows said she was the target of a swatting – when a false emergency call results in a strong police response to a residence — Friday night, after her home address was posted online.
“Many of you have asked if Brandon and I are safe,” Bellows wrote. “We are away for the holiday weekend. We were not home yesterday when threats escalated, and our home address was posted online. It was a good thing because our home was swatted last night,” she added.
Maine State Police said an unknown male called a regional communication center Friday evening saying that he had broken into a home in the Augusta area,
according to local station WGME13. Police confirmed the home as Bellows’. Officers found the home empty, and an investigation remains ongoing.
