According to the indictment, on Sept. 6, John Pollard, 62, of Philadelphia, sent threatening text messages to Victim 1.
Victim 1 had previously posted online, in Victim 1’s capacity as an employee of a state political party, that Victim 1 was recruiting volunteers to “help[] observe at the polls on Election Day” and included Victim 1’s phone number.
Pollard allegedly texted Victim 1 that he was “interested in being a poll watcher” and included Victim 1’s first name. Pollard then allegedly texted three threats to Victim 1:
I will KILL YOU IF YOU DON’T ANSWER ME!Your days are numbered, B****!GONNA F***ING FIND YOU AND SKIN YOU ALIVE AND USE YOUR SKIN FOR F***ING TOILET PAPER, YOU F***ING KKK**T!
Pollard was arrested today and appeared in federal court in Philadelphia. He is charged with one count of transmitting interstate threats. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Well, I’ll be. I was going to assume that this was a Republican whack job but I did a little research on Facebook and I’m 90% sure I found him. If I’m right, he’s a Harris/Walz supporter. I hate the rare occasion when the crazies are on the blue side.
(Not posting any details because I don’t want to risk doxxing an innocent person if I’m wrong)
Edit: Yeah, this inquirer.com article has details from the subject’s LinkedIn profile that match the Facebook profile that I found. Bummer. I was still hoping it was just another conservative loon. Well, it’s possible that the inquirer.com article and I both have the wrong guy.
That’s what it sounded like from the last insult (“KKK**T”). Maybe “poll watcher” was code for intimidation? (not that it justifies death threats)