An Ohio man was charged in federal court for making a series of threats to an Arizona state election official. According to court documents, he called the official a “traitor” and a “terrorist.”
A grand jury in Phoenix indicted Joshua Russell, 44, of Bucyrus, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
He is charged with three counts each of making a threatening interstate communication and making a threatening interstate telephone call. Russell is accused of leaving a menacing voicemail for an official with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office the day of the state’s August primary, again in September and then a week after the November general election.
According to court documents, Russell called the official a "traitor" and a "terrorist." Every voicemail also included a death threat.Russell was arrested and made an initial court appearance Monday. He could face up more than 20 years in prison if convicted on all counts.The FBI’s Phoenix field office is leading the investigation.This case is one of multiple cases that are being probed by a DOJ task force focused solely on election threats.
In August, the DOJ charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to the 2020 presidential election. At the time, the department had investigated more than 1,000 harassing and threatening messages directed at election workers. Roughly 100 of those rose to the level of potential prosecution.
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