Delphi man made death threat to woman’s boyfriend, officials say
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
A Delphi man was arrested recently for threatening to kill a Warsaw woman’s new boyfriend.
Chad M. Turner, 32, Delphi, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:13 p.m. June 15 for intimidation, a level 6 felony. His preliminary bond was set at $5,250.
According to court documents filed Friday, Warsaw Police Department officer Justin Curtis responded to a complaint of threats June 15. When Curtis arrived at the scene, the victim told him she had been receiving threatening text messages from Turner. She said Turner told her he was going to be in Warsaw on June 15 and he was going to shoot her new boyfriend in the face.
Curtis found Turner in the Kosciusko County Justice building. Turner signed a consent form that allowed officers to take possession of his cellphone and look for threatening messages.
WPD detective R.J. Nethaway and Curtis advised Turner of his Miranda rights and he signed a consent form to waive his rights. Turner also agreed to talk to the officers.
Turner told them he knew he placed the victim in fear by sending her a message saying he was going to kill her new boyfriend with a gun. He also said he understood what he did was against the law.
Found on Turner’s phone was a text message from him to the victim dated June 15 that said he was going to shoot her boyfriend and then shoot himself.
Turner’s initial hearing was rescheduled for 1 p.m. Aug. 9 in Kosciusko County Superior Court III. It was originally scheduled for 8:15 a.m. Aug. 9 in Superior I.
