Overview

• John Pollard, 62, allegedly sent threatening text messages to a political party worker in Pennsylvania.
• The threats included a promise to 'skin alive' the victim and were sent after a social media post recruiting poll watchers.
• Pollard is charged with transmitting interstate threats, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
• The case is part of the Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force, addressing threats against election workers.
• Pollard, who has been registered as a Democrat, was arrested and appeared in federal court, with no attorney listed yet.