A Nevada man has been arrested after he threatened several government officials, including the New York judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial and the prosecutor who brought the case, according to an indictment unsealed in Las Vegas.

Spencer Gear, 32, allegedly made phone calls and sent emails to eight federal officials and three state employees, in which he threatened to assault and murder them.

The officials were referenced in the indictment by their initials.

In one phone call, Gear allegedly “threatened to kill A.B. and J.M.,” referring to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan.

He pleaded not guilty to all 22 counts contained in the indictment, which charged him with threatening a federal official and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure.

“The citizens we rely on to serve the public must be able to do their jobs without fearing for their lives,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement. “The Justice Department has no tolerance for acts and threats of violence targeting public servants, and we will stop at nothing to find and bring to justice those responsible.”

Gear was remanded into custody, and his trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 24.

If convicted, he could face decades in prison.

A spokeswoman for Bragg declined to comment, and a spokesman for the New York State Unified Court System could not immediately be reached for comment.

Robert Wells, the executive assistant director of the FBI National Security Branch, said the FBI “will not tolerate individuals who threaten government officials for doing their jobs and who create a climate of fear.”

“As this case demonstrates, we will work with our partners to investigate and hold accountable all those who threaten or interfere with government officials as they carry out their duties,” he said.

A 70-year-old hiker was found alive and safe Wednesday morning after spending five days alone in the Sierra Nevada wilderness, authorities said.

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 text about 8 a.m. Wednesday from someone stating they were with a missing person, according to a sheriff’s office social media post. The person was later identified as 70-year-old Warren Elliott.

A California Highway patrol helicopter picked up Elliott and took him to the command post at Homewood Mountain Resort, officials said.

“Mr. Elliott was greeted by cheers and clapping and was then reunited with his family, which was an emotional moment for everyone,” according to the post.

Elliott had gone out for a walk on Friday around 3 p.m. in a familiar area but when he walked back to the camping area in Rubicon Springs, he went the wrong way, officials said. He ate berries and drank from the river to sustain himself. He was found “in good spirits” and uninjured.

He was last seen near Cadillac Hill and was found about nine miles away at Hell Hole Reservoir, but he walked more than that in the five days he was missing, authorities said.

There were between 50 and 100 searchers — from 10 agencies across the state — every day looking for Elliott, authorities said. Much of the search focused on the Rubicon trail, a 22-mile route in the Sierra Nevada, west of Lake Tahoe.

Elliott had been working with others clearing trails ahead of a weekend Jeep Jamboree — a guided, family-oriented adventure for off-road enthusiasts. He was a passenger in his son’s Jeep and disappeared after leaving the group Friday.

Lander County, east of Reno, has the highest median income in the state of Nevada, according to a new study.

The median income in the county sits at $108,000 per household, which beats Elko County ($106,500) and Douglas County ($101,900). Clark County came in at No. 13 ($87,800), according to a National Low Income Housing Coalition report.

Brian Bonnenfant, project manager for the Center for Regional Studies at the University of Reno, said one industry put Lander County atop the list.

“It’s directly attributed to mining jobs. Most miners that live in Lander County are employed at the mines in Humboldt County and Eureka County,” he said. “The average weekly wages for mining employment in this region is near $2,000 per week, or $100,000 per year, according to the Nevada Department of Employment. And that’s just for an individual.”

Spreading over 5,519 square miles, Lander County’s population is about 5,734, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The median age in the county is 40, which is one year higher than the state median.

The county with the lowest median income is Mineral County ($61,000).

When it comes to metros within Nevada, according to the coalition study, Las Vegas comes in second ($87,800), behind Reno ($101,200), but ahead of Carson City ($87,200).

The richest area in the Las Vegas Valley is the master-planned community of Summerlin as the median household income in the community is well above the average, according to new data from Applied Analysis.

The Las Vegas-based research firm’s statistics show the median household income in Summerlin is $100,579, compared to $68,275 in the valley. Approximately 6.3 percent of Summerlin residents make $500,000 or more, which is higher than the valley’s average at 1.7 percent.

Contact Patrick Blennerhassett at pblennerhassett@reviewjournal.com.