An American journalist based in Alabama, Larry Taunton in a post on X claimed recounted how he “swatted” in by the authorities.

Taunton who is an author, a columnist and cultural commentator shared videos of the incident showing how authorities arrived at his home in the early hours without any prior warning.

The columnist claimed that a 911 caller falsely had alerted the police that three armed men were inside his house, shooting people, and that there was blood everywhere.

Reacting to the distress call, sheriff’s deputies in full body armour, carrying rifles, surrounded his home in Talladega County at around 1:15 am.

His home security camera recorded the entire incident.

In his words: “I was SWATed last night as you can see in these 3 videos. I was in bed, but noticed Ranger, my German shepherd, was on the prowl, his ears up. I heed his instincts. I then saw a flicker of light on my BR door. Ranger went to investigate, I got my gun.

“I saw the silhouette of a man on my deck with an AR15. Given my recent run-in with USAID and the Egyptian secret police in Cairo, I didn’t know what to think. I could hear whispers and saw two other men also in body armor, heavily armed.

“I turned on a light and told them to identify themselves. They did as you’ll see, by I kept my weapon. It de-escalated from there. The officers told me they’d received a call from someone claiming to be in my home and hiding while I shot people. These were good guys just doing their jobs.

“I doubt any voted for Biden or Kamala. They had approached the house without sirens, in silence. This might have been a bloodbath but for restraint on both sides. This was an attempt to get me and my wife killed. It ended in smiles, handshake

“But, oh my, what might have happened. One had tried the door to enter the home. I thank God he did not get in. I might have opened fire. You must understand it was pitch darkness. There were 9 police vehicles at the top of my drive. No sirens, no warning.” He pondered

Larry Alex Taunton is an American author, columnist, and cultural commentator. Larry Taunton’s work has been covered by the BBC, The New York Times, and many others

Videos and pictures credit: X|@LarryTauntton