{"id":51044,"date":"2022-10-07T10:13:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51044"},"modified":"2022-10-07T10:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:13:47","slug":"man-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-for-threatening-election-official-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51044","title":{"rendered":"Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Threatening Election Official on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>NEBRASKA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/photo-by-viarami\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-51047\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-51047 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5519038-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5519038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5519038-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5519038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5519038.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a>A Nebraska man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for making multiple threatening posts on an Instagram page associated with an election official.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u201cThis sentence makes clear that those who illegally threaten election workers should be prepared to face meaningful penalties,\u201d said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. \u201cThe Justice Department will not hesitate to hold accountable those whose illegal threats of violence endanger\u00a0the public servants who administer our elections.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">According to court documents, Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln, issued threats to an election official, including: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cDo you feel safe? You shouldn\u2019t. Do you think Soros will\/can protect you?\u201d and \u201cYour security detail is far too thin and incompetent to protect you.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">This world is unpredictable these days\u2026.anything can happen to anyone.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Ford also posted similar messages on Instagram pages associated with the President of the United States and another public figure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u201cMake no mistake, threatening election officials is a serious attack on our democratic process,\u201d said FBI Director Christopher Wray. \u201c(Thursday&#8217;s) sentence proves that the FBI and our partners will stand up to anyone who attempts to intimidate election workers for doing their jobs. The American voting system is secure and we are dedicated to ensuring it stays that way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The FBI Denver Field Office investigated the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Trial Attorney Jonathan E. Jacobson of the Criminal Division\u2019s Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tessie L. 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