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State Sen. Daniel Dernulc, R-Highland, received a false swatting call Wednesday — the day after the state Senate voted not to move forward with mid-census redistricting.

Dernulc told the Post-Tribune he received a call from the Highland Police Department Police Chief that a call came in about a domestic incident at his house.

“It is scary and shocking to me that someone would go so far to try to cause harm or fear to me or my family,” Dernulc said in a statement. “It is sad … that I am villainized in some minds to the point of harmful retaliation. Threats to public officials cannot and should not be the norm. I hope to see justice for this illegal behavior.”

An hour after the police chief called him about the false police report, Dernulc tol

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