Brett Kimberlin’s group Velvet Revolution has offered a $10,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the attempted SWAT-tings of Mike Stack, Patrick Frey (Patterico), RedState’s Erick Erickson, and … Brett Kimberlin? Well that’s a new one.
As Patterico points out, Kimberlin was interviewed by ABC News after his alleged SWAT-ting and didn’t bring it up.
Some had their doubts about Kimberlin’s new claim.
https://twitter.com/ali/status/212043052255150081
https://twitter.com/ali/status/212037317953724417
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Which intrepid bloggers will be talking to Bethesda Maryland police bright & early tomorrow to get the report on the 5/31 Kimberlin SWATing?
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) June 11, 2012
https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/212041054650777600
Sure, the FBI should investigate. But for now, maybe bloggers can get started on the heavy lifting.
https://twitter.com/ali/status/212045767400095744
From last night: Kimberlin claimed he was SWAT-ted (SAFE LINK) http://t.co/ikHXqPVL NOW: Local police deny that claim http://t.co/WurwTOZq
— Joe Brooks (@joebrooks) June 11, 2012
This morning, Lee Stranahan got a statement from the Montgomery county, Maryland public information office. It begins:
I searched our 911 call database for the above listed address. There was no call listed for 5/31, nor anything similar to what you described. I then searched each of our 6 districts for the entire day of 5/31 for a murder in progress, murder just occurred or murder occurred earlier call with negative results.
Visit Stranahan’s blog to read the full statement.
Oh #BrettKimberlin… you did it again!
— Joe Brooks (@joebrooks) June 11, 2012
Earlier today, Kimberlin’s attorney seemed to imply that his client had been SWAT-ted.
https://twitter.com/SooperMexican/status/212191702818107393
But with no public record to back him up, Kimberlin’s SWAT-ting claim looks dubious at best.
https://twitter.com/llondo/status/212208839506927618
Brett Kimberlin swatting claim kinda looks like a COMPLETE HOAX. WOW. http://t.co/Bh2F7csL
— Tom Allen (@Guitartom47) June 11, 2012
With 85 House Republicans urging Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate SWAT-tings, serial harasser Brett Kimberlin may find he doesn’t enjoy the disinfecting powers of sunlight.
NEW from ST: #BrettKimberlin: 85 GOP members of the US House sign letter urging DOJ to investigate SWAT-tings http://t.co/Dw8Oy43F #fb
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) June 11, 2012
Twitchy will bring you more on this story as it develops.
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