By Lana Groves
SALT LAKE CITY — Governors from several states, including Utah and Nevada, have received threatening letters this week, spurring increased security at state capitols.
The letters demand that all 50 governors need to remove themselves from office within three days or they will be forcibly removed, according to a source close to one of the governors.
The threat comes less than a week after the FBI arrested members of a Michigan militia group who are suspected of plotting to kill law enforcement officers in hopes of starting an uprising against the federal government.
And while the FBI reports that it is conducting an investigation into the letters, which were received by both Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons on Tuesday, local law enforcement told the Deseret News that the extra security around the Capitol was simply a precautionary measure, said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeff Nigbur.
The letter is said to contain no explicit threat of violence.
Herbert's office confirmed that it had received the letter but said other than extra security around the governor, the letter "will not impact his work or detract from his focus as he governs the state of Utah".
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