Crime & Safety
Philadelphia Man Who Made Graphic Threats To Pennsylvania Election Official In 2024 Pleads Guilty
John Courtney Pollard pleaded guilty to making interstate threats against a poll watcher in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
December 5, 2025
A 63-year-old Philadelphia man who threatened to skin a Pennsylvania election official alive in 2024 pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday, federal officials said.
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John Courtney Pollard pleaded guilty to making interstate threats against a poll watcher in the Western District of Pennsylvania, officials said.
On Sept. 6, 2024, the election official, who was working as a regional election integrity director, posted online that they were recruiting volunteers to help "observe polls" on Election Day.
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