Andrew Nickels, a 37-year-old man from Carmel, Indiana, pleaded guilty for threatening to slit the throat of Republican Rochester Hills, Michigan Clerk Tina Barton, saying she was a sell-out for ensuring the correct election results were reported. In a deal, he pleaded guilty to a making a threatening interstate communication and will face up to five years in prison.
According to the Justice Department statement, Nickels left a message on Barton’s voicemail saying, “We’re watching your…mouth talk about how you think that there’s no irregularities…[Y]ou frauded out America of a real election.” adding “you’re gonna pay for it,” when “ten million plus patriots will surround you when you least expect it.” He added “[W]e’ll [expletive] kill you…[Y]ou will [expletive] pay for your [expletive] lying ass remarks…We will [expletive] take you out. [Expletive] your family, [expletive] your life, and you deserve a [expletive] throat to the knife…Watch your [expletive] back…watch your [expletive] back.”
“Today’s guilty plea serves as a reminder that no matter who you are, where you come from, or what political beliefs you hold, if you break the law you will be held accountable for your actions,” Barton said Tuesday on social media. Demonstrating the levy MAGA delusions, she continued, “I will never be able to turn back the clock and go back to living in a sense of peace and security as I had done prior to this incident. I strongly believe that election officials should never be intimidated, threatened, or harassed for doing their jobs serving the public.”