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Gloria Oladipo

REVEALED: Us taskforce defending election officials makes first arrest over alleged death threats | Vintage Vibes

People wait to vote in Georgia’s Senate runoff election in December 2020.
People wait to vote in Georgia’s Senate runoff election in December 2020. Photograph: Robin Rayne/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

A special justice department unit created to combat threats against election officials made its first arrest on Friday after a man allegedly posted threats online against Georgia election workers.

Chad Stark, a 54-year-old resident of Texas, was arrested by law enforcement after officials alleged he posted a message on Craigslist on 5 January 2021 saying that he wanted “Georgia Patriots” to kill several election officials.

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