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"Rising Threats: 20 Charged, Ohio Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Threatening Arizona Election Official"

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Source: The New York Times
"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.

Topics:nationcrime-and-justice#arizona#crime-and-justice#election#katie-hobbs#sentencing#threats
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  1. Man Who Threatened to Kill Arizona Official Over Election Gets 2½ Years in Prison  The New York Times
  2. Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona's top election official  The Associated Press
  3. Federal officials say 20 have been charged for threatening election workers  The Washington Post
  4. US election officials face ‘new era’ of violent threats, taskforce chief warns  The Guardian US
  5. Justice Department: Crackdown on threats to election officials won't relent  POLITICO

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