The Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona has been linked to threats of voter intimidation and allegations of fraud in the state ahead of the upcoming elections after a suspect was arrested for breaking into the office.
The Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona spoke at a press conference.
According to the Phoenix Police, an arrest has been made in relation to a commercial break-in at the address of the campaign headquarters.
Police said in a statement that items were taken from the property sometime during the night.
Lake and her allies have been spreading dangerous misinformation and inciting threats against anyone they see fit, according to the statement.
The attacks on elected officials and voter intimidation threats are the result of a concerted campaign of lies and intimidation.
Lake responded to the allegations on Thursday, calling them "despicable" and "absurd" and that the situation "sounds like a J Smollett part two."
The suspect who was arrested has not been named by police.
It was 45.6%. According to an aggregate of polls in the race compiled by FiveThirtyEight, the share of voters who say they will vote for Hobbs in the governor's race on average as of Thursday. Lake is leading the polls by a wide margin.
Lake said she couldn't understand why she would blame her campaign for the crime. I have no idea where her office is.
At least six cases of alleged voter intimidation and harassment of election workers have been referred to the state Attorney General and the US Department of Justice. Two lawsuits have been filed by voter advocacy organizations in order to stop grassroots groups and individuals from intimidating voters, and in some cases have been armed and wearing tactical gear. While no allegations have been directly linked to Lake's campaign, the right-wing candidate has made false claims of election fraud and refused to explicitly confirm she'll accept the results if she loses her race. Lake posted a picture of a ballot drop box that said, "We are watching drop boxes throughout the state."
An arrest was made in the case of a campaign headquarters.
Several items were taken during the break-in at the campaign office.
There are more cases of voter intimidation being referred to law enforcement.
More than 40% of Americans are worried about voter intimidation in the upcoming elections.
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