"Rising Threats: 20 Charged, Ohio Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Threatening Arizona Election Official"
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Joshua Russell, 46, of Ohio, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for threatening to kill Katie Hobbs, Arizona's secretary of state at the time and a candidate for governor. He pleaded guilty to making death threats via voice messages during the 2022 midterm election season. In a letter filed in court, Russell apologized to Hobbs and cited anger, drug, and alcohol abuse as factors in making the threats.
- Man Who Threatened to Kill Arizona Official Over Election Gets 2½ Years in Prison The New York Times
- Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona's top election official The Associated Press
- Federal officials say 20 have been charged for threatening election workers The Washington Post
- US election officials face ‘new era’ of violent threats, taskforce chief warns The Guardian US
- Justice Department: Crackdown on threats to election officials won't relent POLITICO
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