A Massachusetts man was arrested on Friday in Falmouth, Massachusetts after threatening the Arizona Attorney General through the Arizona Secretary of State’s web portal. James W. Clark, 38, of Falmouth, allegedly sent a communication containing a bomb threat.
Clark, according to the indictment, on or about Feb. 14, 2021, sent the following message via the website contact form of the Elections Division, Arizona Secretary of State’s Office: “Your attorney general needs to resign by Tuesday February 16th by 9 am or the explosive device impacted in her personal space will be detonated.”
Arizona’s Attorney General is a male by the name of Mark Brnovich. Arizona’s Secretary of State is Katie Hobbs, who presents herself as a woman.
Clark is charged with one count of making a bomb threat, one count of perpetrating a bomb hoax, and one count of communicating an interstate threat. Clark made his initial appearance at the federal courthouse in Boston.
The indictment also alleges that Clark utilized a web browser to search for the address of an election official and searched for “how to kill” the election official. The indictment further alleges that, on or about Feb. 18, 2021, Clark utilized a web browser to search for “fema boston marathon bombing” and “fema boston marathon bombing plan digital army.”
If convicted, Clark faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison for making the bomb threat and up to five years in prison for each of the counts on the bomb hoax and making a threatening interstate communication.
