A poll worker in Jones County, Georgia, was arrested on Monday for reportedly mailing a letter to the state elections chief that threatened surveys employees with a weapon threat, assault, and a “beatdown”.
The U.S. Department of Justice made the announcement in a press release on Monday that a poll worker had been detained after sending a threatening email to the Jones County Elections Superintendent. The Justice Department said that 25-year-old Nicholas Wimbish, who is a native of Milledgeville, Georgia, reportedly engaged in a “verbal confrontation” with a vote on October 16 while serving as a poll employee at the Jones County Elections Office.
Following the encounter on October 16, Wimbish looked into what information had become publicly available. According to allegations, on October 17, Wimbish supposedly addressed a letter from a” Jones County Voter” to the Jones County Elections Superintendent.
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The media release stated,” The text was reportedly drafted to make it appear as if it came from the vote, such as by stating that Wimbish had’ give]n ] me hell’ and that Wimbish was’ conspiring seats’ and ‘ distracting voters from concentrating.'”
The Justice Department further stated that the letter threatened that Wimbish and others may look over their shoulders, that” I know where they go,” that” I know where they all live,” and that the “young people may get beatdown if they fight me” and that” they will get the crime abuse by firing squad if they fight back.
According to the Justice Department, Wimbish’s notice also reportedly threatened to “rage murder” the “ladies” and warned the people to “watch every shift they make and look over their back”. At the conclusion of the letter, Wimbish included a bomb threat, saying,” PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe”.
According to the Justice Department’s press release from Monday, Wimbish has been accused of mailing a bomb threat, providing false information about a bomb threat, and making false statements to the FBI ( FBI ). The 25-year-old poll worker could face up to 25 years in prison if he is convicted.
The FBI Atlanta FBI is looking into Wimbish’s case at the moment.
