(LISTEN): Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde discusses swatting incident on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”

Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde says the investigation continues into Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s home being swatted Sunday night. Chief Wilde joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that they have reason to believe this wasn’t an isolated incident in Jefferson City, adding several similar incidents have happened nationwide. Chief Wilde tells listeners that while he can’t provide many details, all of the calls that come into the Jefferson City Police Department are recorded. But he notes sometimes people use virtual routers to make the calls. Chief Wilde tells listeners that there will be a lot of subpoenas to issue in the coming days to try to solve the case. He also believes Secretary Ashcroft is the first statewide elected official to be swatted in Jefferson City: