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'Sheer terror': Michigan election official condemns 'disturbing' texts after threat charge issued

Michigan State Police officer refuses entry to so-called Republican electors (Twitter/screen grab)

'Sheer terror': Michigan election official condemns 'disturbing' texts after threat charge issued

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Wayne County Board of Canvassers Chairwoman Monica Palmer condemned messages threatening herself and her 12-year-old daughter that have landed a former Michigan resident in federal court. Palmer, a day after the charge was announced against Katelyn Jones, said she felt “sheer terror” upon receiving one of the texts last month, a day after the board certified roughly 878,000 votes in Wayne County for the Nov. 3 election. "It was very, very, very disturbing," Palmer said. "It contained nude photos of mutilated, assaulted dead wome...

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