An Iowa man, Mark A. Rissi, was sentenced on Monday to two and a half years in prison for sending threatening communications to Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman and to the then-Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
According to the Department of Justice, around Sept. 27, 2021, the 64-year-old Rissi, said the following in a voicemail message he left for Hickman:
“Hello Mr. Hickman, I am glad that you are standing up for democracy and want to place your hand on the Bible and say that the election was honest and fair. I really appreciate that. When we come to lynch your stupid lying Commie [expletive], you’ll remember that you lied on the [expletive] Bible, you piece of [expletive]. You’re gonna die, you piece of [expletive]. We’re going to hang you. We’re going to hang you.”
The around Dec. 8, 2021, Rissi said the following in a voicemail message he left for Brnovich:
“This message is for Attorney General Mark Brnovich . . . . I’m a victim of a crime. My family is a victim of a crime. My extended family is a victim of a crime. That crime was the theft of the 2020 election. The election that was fraudulent across the state of Arizona, that the Attorney General knows was fraudulent, that the Attorney General has images of the conspirators deleting election fraud data from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors computer system. Do your job, Brnovich, or you will hang with those [expletive] in the end. We will see to it. Torches and pitchforks. That’s your future, [expletive]. Do your job.”
Rissi pleaded guilty to two counts of sending a threatening interstate communication.