Authorities arrest Georgia poll worker for sending bomb threat, threatening to 'beat' and 'rape' fellow poll workers

On Monday, federal agents arrested a Georgia poll worker for allegedly mailing a bomb threat to an election center and threatening poll workers with extreme acts of violence, such as rape and assault, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, was taken into custody on charges of mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter, and making false statements to the FBI. He faces 25 years in prison if convicted on charges.

On Oct. 16, Wimbish, a registered Republican, was "allegedly had a verbal altercation with a voter. Later that evening, Wimbish conducted online research to determine what information about himself would be publicly available. The following day, Wimbish mailed a letter addressed to the Jones County Elections Superintendent, purportedly from a ‘Jones County Voter,’” according to the press release.

The DOJ said the letter was drafted to give the impression that it was written by the voter, as evidenced by the writings in the letter stating that Wimbish had "give[n] me hell," was "conspiring votes," and "distracting voters from concentrating." The letter threatened that Wimbish and other workers "should look over their shoulder," stating that they know where the workers live and the places they frequent. Additionally, the letter said that the "young men will get a beatdown if they fight me" and "will get the treason punishment by firing squad if they fight back," and issued a threat to "rage rape" the "ladies" and advised them to "look over their shoulder."

The letter concluded with a handwritten bomb threat note that read, "PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe."

Wimbish was highlighted in a "Front Page" article in May, which is the publication for Georgia College & State University. In the piece, Wimbish said that he earned a degree in political science before graduating with a master's in public administration. He had plans to teach or manage elections in the future and was named as a poll manager in charge of a precinct in Jones County, as per the article.

The FBI Atlanta Field Office is investigating the case.