Florida Democratic state Sen. Daphne Campbell called 911 asking for police protection after she was questioned by a reporter at a public event earlier this month, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.
Campbell, who lost her re-election bid Tuesday, called 911 after a Herald reporter tried to question her following an appearance at a public candidates' forum at a sports bar.
In the 911 phone call, Campbell said her life was being threatened and she needed protection, but did not identify the woman allegedly threatening her was Herald reporter Sarah Blaskey.
Blaskey was briefly questioned by a police officer who arrived on the scene but was not arrested, according to the Herald.
Blaskey tweeted the police "didn't think the complaint was credible."
"Sarah Blaskey was simply doing her job," Miami Herald executive editor Aminda Marqués Gonzalez said. "Asking a question is not a threat."
The Herald noted Campbell, who was first elected to the state House in 2010, has been the center of multiple previous reports on alleged Medicaid fraud investigations involving her family business, in addition to allegations of unethical behavior.
This was not the first time Campbell has called 911 on a journalist, as a Rise News newsman described his encounter with the senator in May.
The Rise News reporter also said the police did not find her claims credible and did not arrest him.
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