MACON, Ga. - A former Georgia poll worker has been sentenced to prison after admitting he mailed a threatening letter that claimed a Jones County precinct would be bombed and that poll workers would be harmed.

What we know:

Nicholas Wimbish, 26, of Milledgeville , was sentenced Sept. 18 to 20 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release. He was also fined $2,000 by U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell. Wimbish pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conveying false information and making hoaxes.

According to court records, Wimbish was working at the Jones County Elections Office in Gray on Oct. 16, 2024, when he argued with a voter. Hours later, he researched the voter online and drafted a letter posing as that person. The letter threatened to bomb the polli

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