A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind bars.
Courthouse staff in Grand Junction, Colorado, received multiple threats that were being vetted by law enforcement while extra security was provided, said a spokesperson with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office.
Judge Matthew Barrett also received compliments for his sentencing of Peters, according to a court official.
Peters was found guilty of four felonies in August following a criminal trial. The prosecutors argued that she stole a security badge of a county employee to assist a man connected to Pillow Guy Mike Lindell to gain access to the county voting system — all in an effort to support Lindell’s false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
Tina Peters portrayed herself as an innocent hero during the sentencing procedure, and Judge Barrett responded with a nearly 15-minute rebuke.
