Home of Maine secretary of state targeted in swatting call

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (Courtesy photo)

MANCHESTER, Maine - Maine's Secretary of State who unilaterally removed President Trump from the state's primary ballot last week was the victim of a swatting call on Friday.

Police responded around 8:15 p.m. after receiving a call from an unknown male advising he had broken into a home on Kerns Hill Road in Manchester.

The home was the residence of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who was not at the residence at the time.

Troopers conducted an exterior check of the residence and an interior sweep of the home at Bellow's request. Nothing suspicious was located, according to s statement sent on Saturday.

The incident remains under investigation.