A Massachusetts man was arrested Friday for allegedly sending a bomb threat to a Democratic election official in Arizona just weeks following the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill.
James W. Clark, 38, of Falmouth, first appeared in federal court in Boston on Friday, the Justice Department said. The Cape Cod resident was charged with three counts: bomb threat, perpetrating a bomb hoax and communicating an interstate threat. If convicted, Clark might face up to 20 years in prison.
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat running for governor, confirmed through a spokeswoman Friday that she was the target of the bomb threat.
According to the indictment, filed under seal in Arizona federal court Tuesday but made public Friday, Clark used the secretary of state’s online contact form to send a threat he did not intend to carry out.
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