Jones County poll worker arrested, accused of sending bomb threat to elections supervisor

A Jones County poll worker was arrested Monday for allegedly sending a bomb threat last month to the county elections superintendent, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Nicholas Wimbish, 25, is accused of threatening poll workers with lewd and potentially dangerous remarks about a "boom toy" in a letter, the Justice Department said. Wimbish, of Milledgeville, could face a maximum of 25 years in prison if convicted.

Officials say Wimbish got into a verbal altercation with a voter while serving as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16, according to a criminal complaint. Later that night, he researched what information about himself was publicly available.

He mailed a letter to the Jones County elections superintendent the next day, claiming to be sent from a "Jones County voter," in an attempt to point the blame away from himself, according to a news release from the Justice Department.

The letter said: "Wimbish had 'give[n] me hell and that Wimbish was 'conspiring votes' and 'distracting voters from concentrating,'" the DOJ said.

It also said Wimbish and other poll workers "should look over their shoulder" and claimed he found their home addresses, the news release said.

The note further said he would fight young men and "get treason punishment by firing squad if they fight back." It also threatened to "rage rape" female poll workers.

The letter concluded with, "PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe," the DOJ said.

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.

The FBI Atlanta Field Office was still investigating the case Monday.

The DOJ urged anyone who suspects threats or violent acts to contact the FBI at www.tips.fbi.gov or 1-800-225-5324. Call 911 for emergencies.

Election Day is Tuesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.