Woman Dies in Crash as Police Respond to Bomb Threat Against Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on March 13, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A woman was killed in an auto accident involving a police officer who was en route to respond to a bomb threat against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), according to the congresswoman.

“I’m heartsick right now. I was just informed that an innocent woman died today in an auto accident involving a member of the Rome Police bomb squad who was responding to the threat at my home,” posted Greene on social media platform X on Dec. 9.

Greene identified the woman as Tammie Pickelsimer.

“These violent political threats have fatal consequences. It’s an undue strain on our law enforcement who must treat them seriously. The officer was responding to protect my life. And now, a woman has lost her life because of this despicable act,” said Greene in her post.

“I’m sick to my stomach, but I’m also angry. This should have never happened and I pray it never happens again.”

The Rome Police Department, in a statement to media outlets, said it “extends its heartfelt condolences to the Pickelsimer family during this difficult time.”

“The department holds the individual responsible for sending the threatening email fully accountable for setting this tragic chain of events into motion,” the department said. “In collaboration with Congresswoman Greene’s office, the Rome Police Department is working with federal authorities to ensure the perpetrator is apprehended and brought to justice.”

The department said it is working with Greene’s office to address threats against her, though the latest threat did not necessitate an emergency response.

On Dec. 9, Greene’s office said she was the target of a bomb threat, which was emailed to police but turned out to be a false alarm. It was “traced to a Russian IP address.”

The threat had pro-Palestinian language, according to Greene’s office.

“Using a 1 x 8 inch threaded galvanized pipe, end caps, a kitchen timer, some wires, metal clips, and homemade black powder, I’ve constructed a pipe bomb which I recently hid in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s mailbox at [redacted address],” stated the threat.

“It is set to go off during the weekend but it would also explode the next time anybody opens the mailbox. Even if Marjorie does not open the mailbox herself I’m still satisfied with the prospect of some pig cops losing their lives or being injured. Viva Viva Palestina.”

This was not the first time Greene has been threatened.

In December 2023, she was the target of a “swatting” incident at her home. Swatting is when police, usually SWAT teams, arrive at someone’s residence in response to a false report of a dangerous situation there such as a hostage-taking. This can result in the target being injured or even killed by law enforcement.