Escalating threats against political figures take nasty turn

Escalating threats against political figures take nasty turn

North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin and his family have endured non-stop harassment and threats of violence, including death threats, over the past four months after he filed a lawsuit contesting more than 65,000 ballots cast in November’s general election for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs leads Griffin by 734 votes out of more than 5.5 million ballots cast. Threats and harassment have…