Show-Me 'Testy' Tricia Byrnes Allegedly Conducting Response Time Investigation

Actually . . . This excuse seems sketchy at best . . . 

Also . . .

Some lady falsely claiming she was going to 86 herself probably merits a wellness check beyond just presser statements . . . Jeff City can be a tough place for women and the excuse about public safety investigation seems a bit far fetched. Honestly, we hope she's doing okay because there's a lot about this story that doesn't make sense but just provides fodder for the vicious circle of statehouse politics.  And don't mistake our concern for snark, because we're honestly having trouble believing that anybody could think than faking an un-alive emergency call was a legit way to test public safety.

Check-it . . .

According to an incident report from the Jefferson City Police Department, State Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R - 63rd District, Wentzville) texted the 988 crisis hotline and claimed she had a gun to her head.

Byrnes has not replied to a request for interview

According to the report, it took 17 minutes for law enforcement to learn the text was placed by Byrnes who admitted she sent the message to "test the durability of the 988 system."

An operator told Byrnes a lot of resources were dedicated to her text message, at which point Byrnes apologized.

The operator told Byrnes police would meet her on the Missouri House floor where Byrnes placed the text from.

A Jefferson City Police officer documented that he spoke with Byrnes who said she was "proving how ineffective the 988 system is."

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