Nebraska man pleads guilty to threats against Griswold
Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln, Nebraska pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of threatening use of a telecommunications device.
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Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln, Nebraska pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of threatening use of a telecommunications device.
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON - A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on Thursday to making threats against an election official, marking the third federal case brought by a U.S. Justice Department task force formed last year to address the rising tide of such threats. The Justice Department said that Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln, wrote threatening posts on Instagram in August 2021 to an unnamed
A Lincoln man could face two years in federal prison for threatening an election official. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the man pleaded guilty and admitted to using a social media account under an assumed name to launch the attacks.
“Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t. Do you think Soros will/can protect you?” one message read.
A man from Nebraska is the first person to plead guilty as part of the Justice Department's task force to protect elections workers.