PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix gentleman has been indicted for allegedly sending a threatening email to Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates following the 2022 typical election, condition prosecutors claimed Tuesday.
The Arizona Legal professional General’s Place of work stated 44-calendar year-aged Ryan Stuart Hadland is facing a misdemeanor cost of employing an digital conversation to terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass and could get to 6 months in jail and a high-quality of up to $2,500.
It was unclear Tuesday if Hadland has a attorney nonetheless who can talk on his behalf.
Gates, a Republican, was the board’s chair throughout the final year’s elections, and the supervisors oversee voting in Arizona’s most populous county.
The legal professional general’s workplace didn’t release the contents of the email despatched to Gates, but he reportedly moved from his dwelling to an undisclosed area mainly because of safety problems in the times all around the Nov. 8 election.
Gates, who labored to bat down election misinformation and a hostile political landscape in 2020 and 2022, declared previously this month that he is not running for re-election but will fulfill the remainder of his phrase.
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