Arrest In Death Threat Against Michael Jackson

On Monday (August 16) a death threat against Michael Jackson was received via e-mail at the Santa Maria courthouse, where Mr. Jackson was scheduled to make a court appearance, according to Jackson’s official website. Authorities traced the message back to a Kitchener, Ontario address in Canada, and regional police in Waterloo, Ontario were notified by Santa Barbara police. Waterloo police aided in the investigation by searching a home in Kitchener on Thursday. No details of the threat have been released. Adrian Poffley, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario has been charged with sending a death threat and is scheduled to appear in court in September.