When the charges first emerged in 2020, Democratic consultant Damien Jones' attorney called them 'fraudulent and laughable.'
2 hours agoThe allegation is part of a grand jury indictment against three people accused of trying to "illegally influence" two local elections.A political consultant was convicted of coercion after he tried to affect the outcome of the 2020 Texas House of Representatives District 132 election, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced on Friday.
Damien Jones, a Democratic consultant, was convicted of coercion of a public servant for sending anonymous threatening text messages to then-State Rep. Gina Calanni of District 132. Jones sent the text messages in an attempt to convince Calanni to resign instead of running for re-election, Ogg said. The threat was allegedly made on Dec. 2, 2019, just days before the 2020 election filing deadline.
"I was home alone, and I got this threat from this number I didn't know, and it was disturbing," Calanni said in 2020. Instead of resigning, Calanni reported the threat to the Texas Department of Public Safety, which, in conjunction with the DA's Office Public Corruption Division, investigated the case.
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