Sister of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Targeted in Bomb Threat: Police

Police said they responded to a threat about a pipe bomb but determined it to be a false alarm.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 1, 2020. Erin Scott-Pool/Getty Images

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s sister was the target of a bomb threat earlier this month in Charleston, South Carolina, police said on March 12.

Charleston police responded on March 10 to a threat that had been sent via email regarding Amanda Coney Williams and an alleged bomb at her home, according to a police report.