A poll worker in Georgia has been arrested by federal officials for allegedly sending a letter threatening other poll workers with rape, an “assault” and a bomb threat.
Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, Georgia, got into a verbal altercation with a voter on October 16 while working as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office in Gray, Georgia.
Prosecutors allege the registered Republican spent the rest of the evening researching online what personal information about him could be publicly accessible.
The next day, the Georgia College and State University graduate allegedly sent a letter addressed to the Jones County Elections Superintendent under an alias called “Jones County Voter.”
Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, Georgia, got into an altercation with a voter on October 16 while working as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office in Gray, Georgia.
The letter was designed to appear as if it came from the voter and Wimbish was accused of ‘giving'[n] me hell’, ‘vote conspiring’ and ‘distracting voters from their concentration’.
In addition, the newspaper threatened that Wimbish and others should “look over their shoulders… I know where they are going… I know where they all live because I have found a home voting address for all of them.”
In addition, he said the “young men will be beaten if they fight me” and “will face a firing squad if they fight back,” police said. Ministry of Justice.
The letter also threatened to “furiously rape” the “ladies” and warned them to “watch their every move and look over their shoulder.”
The letter was designed to appear as if it came from the voter and Wimbish was accused of ‘giving'[n] me hell’, ‘voting conspiracy’ and ‘distracting voters from concentration’
If found guilty by federal prosecutors, he could be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison
The letter also threatened to “furiously rape” the “ladies” and warned them to “watch their every move and look over their shoulder.”
Finally, it concluded with a handwritten note: “PS tree toys in early mood, light cigars, be safe.”
Wimbish has since been charged with sending a bomb threat, reporting false information about a bomb threat, sending a threatening letter and making false statements to the FBI.
If found guilty by federal prosecutors, he could be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison.
The suspect was one of five students stationed at the polling place in Georgia. According to a May article“Wimbish of Milledgeville managed a district at the Jones County Senior Center with senior Emily Lanham of Augusta, Georgia.”
He recently graduated with a master’s degree in public administration and previously earned a degree in political science with a minor in rhetoric.
In addition, the newspaper threatened that Wimbish and others should “look over their shoulders… I know where they are going… I know where they all live because I have found a home voting address for them all.”
Wimbish had plans to teach or run elections in the future, according to the profile drawn up for the article about him.
‘It was great to explore a possible career path in this field. I never realized the true meaning of this work and that I could make a career out of it until I met Professor Claire Sanders.
‘Working on an election, in any capacity, whether for an internship or not, is a reward. The sense of achievement, of being part of democracy in action, is rewarding,” he said.
Days after his arrest, he posted a short CNN clip of Gabriel Sterling, COO of Georgia’s Foreign Ministry, addressing voters.
Days after his arrest, he posted a short CNN clip of Gabriel Sterling, COO of the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, addressing voters
Wimbish had plans to teach or lead elections in the future, according to the profile drawn up for the article about him
“The (candidate) you hate winning, it could happen.”
“Please respect your community’s election officials and all election officials, as well as their safety.
“You know, despite people’s strange theories, election workers have the passion and duty to conduct elections fairly, and do the people’s work without any form of fraud, deceit and interference.
“After the election, hopefully the outcome can be widely peacefully accepted and the political rhetoric can be toned down,” he wrote in the Nov. 1 post.
The FBI Atlanta Field Office is currently investigating the case.