A Texas man who advocated for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatened two Arizona officials and their children has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison, prosecutors said Friday.
of the election in the county ended without producing proof to support Trump’s false claims of a stolen election.
In plea papers, Goltz admitted that on Nov. 21, 2022, he posted the lawyer’s name and a home address and telephone number on social media, writing: "It would be a shame if someone got to this children." On the same date, in response to another post referring to other Maricopa County officials, he wrote: "Someone needs to get these people AND their children. The children are the most important message to send.
Prosecutors say court records show that two days later, Goltz responded to a post about the elections official with the comment, "He’s got a WIFE that is a lawyer, too. We need to find out her name and where she works. I don’t think he has kids, but I’m not 100% on that." In response to another user who said that kids should be "off limits," Goltz responded: "NOTHING is off limits.
Prosecutors say that an FBI investigation found Goltz had a long history of making threatening statements against a variety of people. Court records showed that in November 2022, he advocated for "a mass shooting of poll workers and election officials" in precincts he believed had "suspect" results.
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