A former Georgia poll worker has been indicted on charges including making a bomb threat and other related offenses. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, from Milledgeville, is accused of threatening to harm his colleagues and bomb a Jones County polling place. The indictment, dated on Tuesday, comes after Wimbish's November 4 arrest and his November 5 court appearance, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia announced.
The indictment says that after arguing with a voter at the Jones County Elections Office on October 16, Wimbish mailed a threatening letter pretending it was from the voter. The letter contained threats of violence against poll workers and a bomb threat. Wimbish is also charged with lying to the FBI about searching for information about himself online, even though his computer shows he did. If convicted, he could face up to ten years for the bomb threat and up to five years for each of the other charges, as detailed by the U.S Attorney's Office.
The U.S attorney's Office announcement detailed the contents of the threatening letter, which allegedly aimed to incriminate the voter with whom Wimbish had the altercation. The document included expressions of intimidation towards poll workers, surveillance threats, violent language, and the bomb threat.
As part of its ongoing commitment to safeguarding the electoral process, the Justice Department has been actively involved through its Election Threats Task Force, established in June 2021, to address threats of violence against election workers. The task force operates in collaboration with the FBI and other partners, as per the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Nicole M. Argentieri, Peter D. Leary, and Sean Burke announced the indictment. If you know about election-related threats, you can report them to your local FBI office, call 1-800-CALL-FBI, or submit a tip online. Remember, an indictment is just an accusation, and Wimbish is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court
