Politics

Georgia poll worker arrested for mailing bomb threat to voting station

A Georgia poll worker has been arrested by federal authorities after allegedly sending a bomb threat targeting election voting station with violent and disturbing threats, including rape, physical assault, and a bomb warning. The suspect, 25-year-old Nicholas Wimbish from Milledgeville, Georgia, now faces serious federal charges stemming from these accusations. The incident began on October 16 at the Jones County Elections Office in Gray, Georgia, where Wimbish was working as a poll worker. During the day, he reportedly had a heated argument with a voter, leading to a tense confrontation. The situation, however, took a darker turn when Wimbish allegedly spent that evening scouring the internet, attempting to find out how much personal information about himself was publicly accessible. The following day, according to federal prosecutors, Wimbish mailed a threatening letter to the Jones County Elections Superintendent. Using an alias, “Jones County Voter,” he attempted to frame the message as if it had come from the voter with whom he had argued. The letter contained serious accusations and alarming threats directed at Wimbish himself and other election workers. The content of the letter was disturbing. It accused Wimbish of causing trouble for voters, saying he had “given me hell,” “conspired votes,” and “distracted voters from concentrating.” The threats escalated quickly from vague warnings to explicit menaces. “You should look over your shoulder… I know where they go… I know where they all live because I found home voting addresses for all them,” the letter ominously stated. It threatened severe consequences, saying that “young men will get beatdown if they fight me” and would face “the treason punishment by firing squad if they fight back.” The language aimed at female election workers was particularly horrifying. The letter contained threats of “rage rape” against women, warning them to “watch every move they […]