A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to sending threats two years ago to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs when she was the secretary of state.
James Clark, of Falmouth, was accused of doing internet searches of now-Gov. Katie Hobbs' name with phrases like “how to kill” and “address”A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to sending threats two years ago to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs when she was the secretary of state, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.
James Clark, 38, entered a guilty plea to one count of sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official, according to a news release.According to prosecutors, Clark, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, sent a message through an online form maintained by the Secretary of State’s election department. He warned Hobbs she had to “resign by Tuesday Feb. 16 by 9 a.m. or the explosive device impacted in her personal space will be detonated.
Arizona’s Republican Speaker Russell Bowers discussed the impact protesters have had on his neighborhood. Clark's threat was one of countless threats made against Hobbs for her role in certifying the 2020 presidential election, which then-Republican President Donald Trump contended without evidence was stolen. Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner in Arizona.
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