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A poll worker in Georgia has been arrested on charges he sent a fake bomb threat letter to his election office pretending to be a voter he had an argument with hours earlier.
Federal prosecutors allege Wimbish searched Google later that night to see if there was information online about him being a poll worker, before searching for “PO Box” locations.
On October 22, a letter purportedly from a “Jones County voter” arrived at the elections office criticizing “young liberal woke idiot Nicholas Wimbish” and “another young stupid liberal idiot” for “conspiring votes in my line, and then deterring voters from concentrating”.
A handwritten note attached to the letter read, “PS toy at early voting place, cigar lit, be safe,” which could be a reference to the bomb and the delayed fuse, FBI Special Agent James Maxwell alleged in the affidavit.
The letter went on to claim that one of the two “young awakened ladies” “screwed up my ticket so they did it to everyone.”
When the letter arrived at the office, Wimbish attached it to a voter he had argued with, and later told the FBI the voter berated him and demanded to see his ID, according to the affidavit.
Maxwell claimed that Wimbish wrote the letter pretending to be a voter, claiming that the FBI found the letter in the printer when they searched Wimbish’s computer on Monday.
Wimbish was charged with sending a throat bomb and making false statements to the FBI among other offenses.
Neither the Milledgeville man nor any attorney representing him would comment.
Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have made a concerted effort to boost claims of election fraud and cheating during the campaign, repeating his false claims in 2020.
Election officials across the country urged voters not to be misled by conspiracy theories and pledged to uphold the integrity of the election.
“Here in Georgia, it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday.
“Our systems are secure and our people are ready.”
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