An Alabama man, Arthur Ray Hanson II, was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for leaving threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Sheriff Pat Labat. The incident occurred just over a week before former President Donald Trump and 18 others were indicted in Fulton County in August 2023 over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Hanson pleaded guilty to leaving threatening voicemails laced with profanity and racial slurs for Willis and Labat. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee in Atlanta described Hanson's behavior as 'appalling' and sentenced him to a year and nine months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Hanson was also ordered to pay a fine of $7,500.
