A poll worker in Jones County, Georgia, was arrested on Monday for allegedly mailing a letter to the county elections superintendent that threatened poll workers with a bomb threat, rape, and a “beatdown.”
In a Monday press release, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a poll worker had been arrested for mailing a threatening letter to the Jones County Elections Superintendent. The Justice Department said that 25-year-old Nicholas Wimbish, who is a resident of Milledgeville, Georgia, allegedly engaged in a “verbal altercation” with a voter on October 16 while serving as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office.
According to the Justice Department, Wimbish researched what information would be publicly available about himself following the altercation on October 16. On October 17, Wimbish allegedly mailed a letter to the Jones County Elections Superintendent and addressed the letter from a “Jones County Voter.”
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The press release stated, “The letter was allegedly drafted to make it appear as if it came from the voter, such as by stating that Wimbish had ‘give[n] me hell’ and that Wimbish was ‘conspiring votes’ and ‘distracting voters from concentrating.'”
The Justice Department added, “The letter threatened that Wimbish and others ‘should look over their shoulder,’ that ‘I know where they go,’ that ‘I know where they all live because I found home voting addresses for all them,’ and that the ‘young men will get beatdown if they fight me’ and ‘will get the treason punishment by firing squad if they fight back.'”
According to the Justice Department, Wimbish’s letter also allegedly threatened to “rage rape” the “ladies” and warned the women to “watch every move they make and look over their shoulder.” At the conclusion of the letter, Wimbish included a bomb threat, saying, “PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe.”
In Monday’s press release, Justice Department officials noted that Wimbish has been charged with mailing a threatening letter, mailing a bomb threat, sharing false information regarding a bomb threat, and making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The 25-year-old poll worker could face up to 25 years in prison if he is convicted.
The FBI Atlanta Fidel Office is currently investigating Wimbish’s case.
