Georgia poll worker arrested for allegedly mailing bomb threat to election officials
A Georgia poll worker was arrested Monday and charged with allegedly sending a letter threatening to bomb an elections office in the state's Jones County last month, the Justice Department announced.
Nicholas Wimbish, 25, allegedly sent the threat after he had a verbal argument with a voter in the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16, according to prosecutors.
The following day, he allegedly mailed a letter to the Jones County elections superintendent purporting to be from the unidentified voter that stated Wimbish had "give[n] me hell" and was "conspiring votes" and "distracting voters from concentrating," according to prosecutors.
The letter allegedly stated that Wimbish and others "should look over their shoulder" 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 DOJ.
The letter was allegedly signed, "PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe," prosecutors said.
During an interview with the FBI on Oct. 23, Wimbish allegedly blamed the letter on the voter he had interacted with, according to the complaint. During a search of Wimbish's personal computer, the letter was allegedly found in the print spooler, according to the complaint.
Wimbish faces several charges including mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, and making false statements to the FBI. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison on the cumulative charges if convicted, prosecutors said.
Court records do not list any attorney information for Wimbish.
-ABC News' Alexander Mallin
