U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Thursday his Naples home was swatted. On Christmas Day, and subsequently, swatting incidents have been reported at the homes of elected officials around the country. Most, but not all, of this week’s victims were Republicans. Scott and his wife, Ann, apparently weren’t home Wednesday night when he was targeted. The senator wrote Thursday on social media that “last night, while at dinner with my wife, cowards ‘swatted’ my home in Naples. These criminals wasted the time & resources of our law enforcement in a...

NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — Police are investigating after a swatting call was made, claiming that a shooting had occurred at Senator Rick Scott’s home in Naples Wednesday evening. Sen. Scott confirmed the incident on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying “cowards” had “swatted” his home in a “sick attempt to terrorize” his family. “Last night, while at dinner with my wife, cowards “swatted” my home in Naples. These criminals wasted the time & resources of our law enforcement in a sick attempt to terrorize my family,” he wrote. “Ann &...

Police confirmed the alleged incident occurred at home on the street where Scott lives. “Within 15 minutes, we determined the incident did not occur and it was a swatting event,” McGinn said. Naples Police responded to a false report of a shooting at U.S. Sen. Rick Scott’s home. Read the full article. Earlier this week Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and GOP reps Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brandon Williams also reported swatting incidents. Last night, while at dinner with my wife, cowards “swatted” my home in Naples. These criminals wasted the...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., claimed Thursday morning that he and his wife were “swatted” while having dinner at their Naples home. The senator said on social media that“criminals wasted the time & resources of our law enforcement in a sick attempt to terrorize” his family Wednesday evening, adding his thanks to Naples police and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. Swatting involves placing a call to law enforcement with the goal of sending authorities, particularly a SWAT team, to an unassuming target’s address. Scott is the...

NAPLES, Fla. — Florida Sen. Rick Scott said his home in Naples was “swatted” on Wednesday night, the latest case in a line of Republican lawmakers who’ve had fake 911 calls to their homes. “Swatting” occurs when someone calls authorities to someone else’s house based on a fake emergency. Scott posted on X about the incident, calling it “a sick attempt to terrorize my family.” Action News Jax’s sister station WSB-TV in Atlanta reports that four Georgia Republicans, including a U.S. Representative, received “swatting” calls earlier this week. One of...

Naples Police responded to a false report of a shooting at U.S. Sen. Rick Scott’s home. The Naples Republican posted online the event occurred while he and his wife, Ann Scott, were not at the house. “Last night, while at dinner with my wife, cowards ‘swatted’ my home in Naples,” Scott posted on X. “These criminals wasted the time and resources of our law enforcement in a sick attempt to terrorize my family. Ann and I want to thank (the) Naples Police Department and Collier County Sheriff’s Office for all...

NAPLES, Fla. – Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott said Thursday that his Naples home had been “swatted” Wednesday night. “Last night, while at dinner with my wife, cowards “swatted my home in Naples,” Scott said. “These criminals wasted the time & resources of our law enforcement in a sick attempt to terrorize my family.” Under Florida Statute, it is illegal to make a false report to law enforcement authorities, a practice referred to as falsely “swatting.” The criminal act is punishable by misdemeanor with severer penalties for repeat offenders. Florida’s...

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., wants answers as to why Florida State University's undefeated football team failed to qualify for the four-team Division I playoffs. FSU fans have expressed outrage on social media since Sunday, when the College Football Playoff selection committee included two one-loss teams (Texas, Alabama) among its four playoff teams instead of the 13-0 Seminoles. Scott, who's running for reelection next year, wants to know why FSU became the first undefeated team from a "Power 5" conference to be denied a chance to play for the championship. The...

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is demanding answers from the NCAA College Football Playoff Committee after the Florida State Seminoles were left out of the playoffs despite an undefeated 13-0 season. "Yesterday, for the first time in its 10 year history, the College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee (the "Committee") made the shocking decision behind closed doors to exclude an undefeated, Power Five conference champion from the playoffs," Scott wrote in a letter to CFB Playoff Chairman Boo Corrigan after Florida State defeated Louisville 16-6 on Saturday to win the ACC...

Even former President Donald Trump weighed in, posting on Truth Social that FSU was “treated very badly by the committee” and then added “really bad lobbying effort. … Let’s blame DeSanctimonious.” DeSantis and Trump are currently engaged in a fight to win the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Scott on Monday sent a three-page letter to Boo Corrigan, the chair of the selection committee asking for detailed information about the process used to deny FSU a spot in the playoffs. Scott called the decision to slide FSU out of the playoffs...