JONES COUNTY, Ga. – A Georgia poll worker has been arrested after he allegedly mailed a bomb threat to the Jones County superintendent of elections targeting fellow poll workers.

Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, allegedly got into an argument with a voter while working at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16, according to a Department of Justice press release.

According to court documents, later that evening, Wimbish did research online to see what personal information about him might be publicly accessible. The next day, he allegedly sent a threatening letter to the Jones County Superintendent of Elections, purportedly from a “Jones County voter.”

The letter accused Wimbish of “conspiring votes” and “distracting voters from concentration,” suggesting that “damn it.” He went on to warn that Wimbish and others “should be looking over their shoulder”, adding: “I know where they’re going” and “I know where they all live because I found home voting addresses for all of them”. The threats extended further, with statements such as “youths will be beaten if they fight me” and that “they would be punished for treason by firing squad if they fight back”. The letter also made violent threats to women working on the survey, promising to “rape” them and advising them to “watch their every move and look over their shoulder”. The letter ended ominously with: “Toy PS boom instead of early voting, cigar burning, be safe.”

Wimbish faces multiple charges, including mailing a bomb threat, transmitting false information about a bomb, mailing a threatening letter and making false statements to the FBI. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.

In a May article posted on Georgia College & State University publication “Front Page”, Wimbish was one of several current and former students profiled. He reported that he had just graduated with a master’s degree in public administration. He previously earned a degree in political science with a minor in rhetoric and planned to teach or manage elections in the future.

“I thought this certificate would be a way to add personal and academic value to my experiences,” he told the publication.

“I was honored to be a part of it,” he added. “Working at any election in any capacity—whether for an internship or not—is a highlight. The sense of achievement, being a part of democracy in action, is rewarding.”

After being named a poll manager in charge of a precinct in Jones County, he planned to work on Election Day, he told the publication.