It is the first arrest made by a group of investigators set up in June 2021 to combat threats of violence against elected, appointed, and volunteer election officials, the department said in a statement.
Chad Stark, a 54-year-old living near Austin, Texas, was charged with making death threats against elected officials. He faces up to five years in prison.
On January 5, on the eve of the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump, Stark posted an ad on the classifieds website Craigslist offering a $10,000 reward to “Georgia patriots” who “put a bullet” in an election official whom he described as a “Chinese agent.”
“It’s our duty as American Patriots to put an end to the lives of these traitors,” he wrote, referring to a second election official in the “local and federal corrupt judges.”
He said they also needed to visit a third election official and “put a bullet her behind the ears.”
The officials are only identified as “Official A,” “B” and “C” in the statement.
Georgia, a traditionally conservative state, voted for Biden in the November 2020 election thanks to the mobilization of African-American voters. Trump unsuccessfully challenged the results, falsely accusing the state’s election officials of organizing a rigged election.
“The Justice Department has a responsibility not only to protect the right to vote but also to protect those who administer our voting systems from violence and illegal threats of violence,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in the department statement.
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