Iowa Man Sentenced to Prison for Death Threats Against Arizona Officials Over 2020 Election

An activist wearing a 'LAKE FOR GOVERNOR' hat stands on the sidewalk in protest of the election process in front of the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 14, 2022. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

An Iowa man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for making death threats against Arizona’s former attorney general and a Maricopa County election official related to the 2020 election, the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Tuesday.

The DOJ said court documents have shed light on the case involving Mark Rissi, a 64-year-old resident of Hiawatha.