Former Georgia Poll Worker Indicted on Bomb Threat Charges at Jones County Polling Site

Making a bomb threat and other similar felonies are among the allegations against a former poll worker in Georgia. Milledgeville resident Nicholas Wimbish, 25, is charged with bombing a polling station in Jones County and threatening to hurt his coworkers. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia said the indictment, which was issued Tuesday, follows Wimbish’s arrest on November 4 and his court appearance on November 5.

According to the indictment, Wimbish mailed a threatening letter purporting to be from a voter on October 16 after disagreeing with the voter at the Jones County Elections Office. The message included bomb threats and violent threats against poll workers. In addition, Wimbish is accused of lying to the FBI about looking up information about himself online, despite the fact that his computer indicates he did so. According to the US Attorney’s Office, if found guilty, he may spend up to five years for each of the other offenses and up to ten years for the bomb threat.

The threatening letter, which purportedly sought to implicate the voter with whom Wimbish had the incident, was described in detail in the U.S. attorney’s office announcement. The document contained threats of surveillance, aggressive language, threats of bombing, and statements of intimidation directed at poll workers.

Through its Election Threats Task Force, which was formed in June 2021, the Justice Department has been actively involved in addressing threats of violence against election workers as part of its continuous commitment to protecting the electoral process. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the task force works in tandem with the FBI and other partners.

The indictment was announced by Sean Burke, Peter D. Leary, and Nicole M. Argentieri. You can report election-related threats online, via phone at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or in person at your local FBI office. Recall that Wimbish is deemed innocent until and unless he is proven guilty in court, and that an indictment is merely an accusation.

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