November 5, 2024
A Georgia poll worker has been arrested after allegedly sending a threatening letter to the Jones County Elections Superintendent, the Department of Justice announced. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, Georgia, is accused of attempting to intimidate election workers by framing a local voter following an argument.
The incident reportedly began on October 16, when Wimbish got into a verbal altercation with a voter while working at the Jones County Elections Office. According to authorities, later that evening, Wimbish conducted online searches to learn what personal information might be accessible about himself.
Federal prosecutors allege that the following day, Wimbish sent an anonymous letter to the Jones County Elections Superintendent, attempting to make it appear as if it had been written by the voter from the prior confrontation. The letter reportedly contained inflammatory statements that painted Wimbish as the victim of harassment, with phrases such as, “Wimbish had given me hell” and “Wimbish was conspiring votes.”
The letter’s language escalated, making threats against Wimbish and other election officials, allegedly stating that they “should look over their shoulder” and claiming to know the locations of their homes. The letter further warned, “young men will get beatdown if they fight me” and threatened a “treason punishment by firing squad if they fight back.” Female election workers were reportedly targeted with threats of sexual violence, with instructions to “watch every move they make and look over their shoulder.” In its closing, the letter included a chilling handwritten note: “PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe,” which was interpreted as a bomb threat.
Wimbish has been charged with multiple federal offenses, including mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter, and making false statements to the FBI. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in federal prison.
