An Alabama man indicted for allegedly threatening election workers in Arizona has pleaded guilty to one count of sending interstate threats, federal prosecutors said.
Brian Ogstad of Cullman, Alabama, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February after Maricopa County, Arizona, election workers reported receiving numerous threats from him via social media.
Following the 2022 state primary in Arizona – which was marked by the proliferation of numerous conspiracy theories regarding the integrity of the electoral process – Ogstad sent direct messages to Maricopa County officials, including: “You did it!
“We cannot allow threats of violence against public servants to become normalized.
The FBI takes seriously all threats of violence against public officials and will continue to pursue threats and acts of violence aimed at election workers.”
Persons:
Brian Ogstad, – Ogstad, “, ” Todd Spodek, Ogstad, ” Ogstad, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Christopher Wray, ”, ” Wray
Organizations:
CNN, Justice Department, US Justice Department, Democratic, Republican, FBI
Locations:
An Alabama, Arizona, Cullman , Alabama, Maricopa County , Arizona, Maricopa County