Andrew Nickels, a 38-year-old man from Carmel, Indiana, was sentenced today to 14 months in federal prison for sending a death threat to a Michigan election worker shortly after the November 2020 election. The sentence was handed down in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. “The Justice Department has no tolerance for violent threats against election workers, officials, and volunteers, and as this case demonstrates, we will aggressively investigate and prosecute such threats to the fullest extent of the law,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “We will continue …