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 and admonished her for her role in a data breach scheme catalyzed by the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a vocal figure in the MAGA movement, was sentenced to nine years behind bars on Thursday, with Colorado Judge Matthew Barrett delivering a scathing condemnation of her actions.