Man Jailed for Threatening to Kill Mother
A St. Marys man is in jail for threatening to kill his mother because he believed she was trying to poison him.
25-year-old Joshua Coffey is charged with assault and terroristic threats after the incident that happened at around 10 p.m. on June 11.
Court records say Coffey accused his mother of trying to poison him by giving him pork, which is against his religion. He got a 10-inch kitchen knife and threatened to kill his mother, who climbed out a window and onto the roof. Coffey then held a knife to the throat of a man who was with his mother, and threatened to kill him if his mother called police.
His bail is $5,000 and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 2 in front of District Judge Mark Jacobs.
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