A Georgia election worker has been arrested by federal officials for allegedly sending a letter threatening other election workers with rape, a “beating” and a bomb threat.
Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, Georgia, got into a verbal argument with a voter while serving as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office in Gray, Georgia, on October 16.
Prosecutors allege that the registered Republican spent the rest of the night researching online what personal information about him might be publicly accessible.
The next day, the Georgia College and State University graduate allegedly mailed a letter addressed to the Jones County Superintendent of Elections under an alias called ‘Jones County Voter.’
Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, Georgia, got into a verbal argument with a voter while serving as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office in Gray, Georgia, on October 16.
The letter was worded to appear as if it came from the voter and accused Wimbish of “giving me hell,” “vote plotting” and “distracting voters from the rally.”
Additionally, the newspaper threatened that Wimbish and others “should look over their shoulders…I know where they’re going…I know where they live because I found all of their voting addresses.”
Furthermore, he said that “the young people will be beaten if they fight against me” and “they will receive the punishment for treason with a firing squad if they defend themselves,” according to the Department of Justice.
The letter also threatened to “furiously rape” the “ladies” and warned them to “watch every move they make and look over their shoulders.”
The letter was worded to appear as if it came from the voter and accused Wimbish of “giving me hell,” “vote plotting” and “distracting voters from the rally.”
If federal prosecutors find him guilty, he could be sentenced to a maximum of 25 years in prison.
The letter also threatened to “furiously rape” the “ladies” and warned them to “watch every move they make and look over their shoulders.”
At the end, he concluded with a handwritten note: “PS boom toy at the early voting location, cigarette burning, stay safe.”
Wimbish has since been charged with mailing a bomb threat, transmitting false information about a bomb threat, sending a threatening letter and making false statements to the FBI.
If federal prosecutors find him guilty, he could be sentenced to a maximum of 25 years in prison.
The accused was one of five students stationed at the Georgia voting center. According to a May article‘Wimbish of Milledgeville managed a campus at the Jones County Senior Center with Emily Lanham, a senior from Augusta, Georgia.’
He had recently graduated with a master’s degree in public administration and previously earned a bachelor’s degree in political science with a concentration in rhetoric.
Additionally, the newspaper threatened that Wimbish and others “should look over their shoulders…I know where they’re going…I know where they live because I found all of their voting addresses.”
Wimbish had plans to teach or manage elections in the future, according to his profile for the article.
‘It has been fantastic to explore a possible career path in this field. I never realized the true meaning of this work and that it is something I could make a career out of, until I met Professor Claire Sanders.
‘Working on any election in any role, whether for an internship or not, is a highlight. The feeling of achievement, of being part of democracy in action, is gratifying,” he said.
Days after his arrest, he posted a brief CNN clip of Gabriel Sterling, director of operations for the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, addressing voters.
Days after his arrest, he posted a brief CNN clip of Gabriel Sterling, director of operations for the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, addressing voters.
Wimbish had plans to teach or manage elections in the future, according to his profile for the article.
“The (candidate) you hate winning, it could happen.”
‘Please respect your community’s election officials and all election officials, as well as their safety.
‘I know, despite people’s strange theories, election workers have a passion and duty to run an election fairly, they are doing the people’s work without fraud, deception and interference of any kind.
“After the election, hopefully the result can be widely accepted peacefully and the political rhetoric can be toned down,” he captioned the Nov. 1 post.
The FBI’s Atlanta field office is currently investigating the case.