You misunderstood...
When they were too scared for their own safety it was in 2022 when he was stealing signs from people's yards or cutting them up with a pocket knife.
The candidate had to hire a private investigator because cops wouldn't investigate, and in the report it mentioned he showed signs of far right Christian extremism (his target was a Jewish Dem).
Cops said they were too scared to do anything, and the prosecutor refused to press charges.
Because cops were two afraid of a pocket knife, he kept going to the point of shooting up campaign offices and carrying a machine gun along with other weapons.
The cops allowed the situation to become more dangerous because they were afraid to step in.