A poll worker in Georgia was arrested on Monday for allegedly sending a bomb threat to election workers, which he had written to appear as though it had come from a voter.
Federal prosecutors charged Nicholas Wimbish, 25, who was serving at the Jones County Elections Office in Gray, Georgia, on October 16, when he became involved in a verbal altercation with a voter, Reuters reports.
According to prosecutors, the day after the altercation, Wimbish mailed a letter to the county's elections superintendent. The letter, which was written to seem as if it came from the same voter, accused Wimbish of being a "closeted liberal election fraudster" and claimed he had been distracting voters at the polls.
The letter also contained veiled threats, with the anonymous "Jones County voter" warning that Wimbish and others "should look over their shoulder" and that people would "learn a violent lesson about stealing our elections."
The letter concluded with a handwritten note: "PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe."
Wimbish has been charged with multiple offences, including mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, and making false statements to the FBI.
Authorities have not yet identified a lawyer representing him.
The incident comes at a time of heightened political tensions as Georgia remains a critical battleground state. Concerns over potential political violence have led to increased security measures ahead of and following Election Day.
