A Georgia poll worker has been arrested and charged after allegedly sending a threatening letter to local election officials, which included violent threats and a bomb scare.
Twenty-five-year-old Nicholas Wimbish, who reportedly supported former President Donald Trump, was working at the Jones County Elections Office when he became involved in a verbal altercation with a voter on October 16. The confrontation allegedly prompted Wimbish to take further action, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The following day, Wimbish mailed a letter to the county elections superintendent, making it appear as though it came from the voter he had argued with.
In the letter, Wimbish complained about his treatment, claiming the voter had been harassing him, and accused the poll workers, including himself, of misconduct. He further claimed that he had been “conspiring votes” and distracting others from their duties.
The letter escalated in tone, warning that Wimbish and his fellow poll workers should “look over their shoulder,” and threatening a “beatdown” if any confrontations occurred. It also included a graphic and disturbing threat of sexual violence against female poll workers, and concluded with a chilling handwritten message: “PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe,” which authorities interpreted as a bomb threat.
Following the investigation, Wimbish was charged with mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter, and making false statements to the FBI.
