Former Georgia Poll Worker Gets 20 Months in Jail For Bomb Threat

Key Takeaways

Nicholas Wimbish, 26, threatened a polling place and received a 20-month prison sentence.

He must also pay a $2,000 fine and serve a year of supervised release.

Wimbish pleaded guilty to conveying false information and making hoaxes.

He mailed a letter claiming there was a bomb during early voting, knowing it was a threat.

A man who threatened to bomb a Macon area polling place will serve 20 months in prison.

Nicholas Wimbish, 26, of Milledgeville, must also serve a year of supervised release and pay a $2,000 fine under the sentence issued by U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell Thursday.

The former poll worker pleaded guilty in February to a count of conveying false information and making hoaxes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia