ATLANTA – A Georgia poll worker has been arrested and charged with mailing a letter to the Jones County election superintendent threatening poll workers.
Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville was serving as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16 when he allegedly had a verbal altercation with a voter. The next day, he allegedly mailed a letter addressed to the Jones County election superintendent purportedly from a “Jones County voter.”
The letter threatened that poll workers “should look over their shoulder,” and that “I know where they all live.” It concluded with a handwritten note that said, “PS boom toy in early vote place.”
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. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.
The FBI’s Atlanta Field Office is investigating the case.
Wimbish’s arrest was part of the U.S. Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force. Since June 2021, the task force has led the department’s efforts to address threats of violence against election workers to ensure they are able to do their jobs free from threats and intimidation.