PNN – Georgia state authorities have announced the arrest of a poll worker accused of sending letters threatening to shoot co-workers and bomb.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from Axios news site, the Georgia State Department of Justice has named the person as Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Georgia, who was an employee of the Jones County polling center and is accused of sending a letter from a voter to the city’s election supervisor on October 17 and threatened employees and voters with shooting and bombing.
It is said that this person was arrested by the FBI. Local prosecutors have announced that he could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
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According to Axios, such threats come at the same time as the time of the 2024 US presidential election is approaching; the police have increased security measures around the White House and the residence of Vice President Kamala Harris. The National Guard is also preparing for possible post-election violence in several states.
U.S. security officials have announced that due to the presence of groups such as “Proud Boys” and other extremist groups supporting Republican Party candidate Donald Trump, unprecedented measures have been taken to protect election workers and ballot boxes.
The United States Department of Justice has announced that it will monitor voting in several states on Election Day in order to comply with federal Election Day voting laws.
The US presidential election is scheduled to be held today, November 5, and the results of the polls indicate a tight competition between Republican Party candidate Donald Trump and Democratic rival Kamala Harris, especially in the battleground and swing states.