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Another man who threatened then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs sentenced to prison
Source: CNN
A man who made threats against then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in 2022 was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Monday, Justice Department officials announced during a news conference on threats to state election workers.
Joshua Russell, from Ohio, made multiple death threats, according to the Justice Department, leaving a series of voicemails for Hobbs, calling her a “traitor” and warning that her days “are extremely numbered.” He pleaded guilty last summer to one count of making a threatening interstate communication.
The announcement comes less than two weeks after a separate individual was sentenced to three and a half years for making a bomb threat against Hobbs in 2021. Hobbs, a Democrat, is now governor of Arizona.
During the news conference, the head of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, John Keller, noted that the task force – formed in 2021 – has “charged roughly 20 defendants for engaging in threats to the elections community to date.”
Joshua Russell, from Ohio, made multiple death threats, according to the Justice Department, leaving a series of voicemails for Hobbs, calling her a “traitor” and warning that her days “are extremely numbered.” He pleaded guilty last summer to one count of making a threatening interstate communication.
The announcement comes less than two weeks after a separate individual was sentenced to three and a half years for making a bomb threat against Hobbs in 2021. Hobbs, a Democrat, is now governor of Arizona.
During the news conference, the head of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, John Keller, noted that the task force – formed in 2021 – has “charged roughly 20 defendants for engaging in threats to the elections community to date.”
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/25/politics/arizona-election-threat-hobbs-sentenced/index.html
