A Gwinnett County jail inmate threatened to kill his probation officer during a recorded phone call, and now faces criminal charges as a result.
What happened: On March 23, Stephen Stillwell, held at the Gwinnett County jail, was recorded on a phone call saying he planned to ingest cocaine and kill his probation officer once he got out. Jail staff received the information the same day.
The charges: Investigators interviewed Stillwell and obtained warrants charging him with Terroristic Threats and Acts, a Georgia law that makes it a crime to threaten serious violence against another person.
What we know: The probation officer named in the threat was notified. Stillwell was interviewed by investigators before the warrants were issued.
The path forward: Stillwell now faces the additional charge while still in custody. A conviction under Georgia’s Terroristic Threats and Acts law can carry prison time, which could affect the terms or timing of any future release.
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.
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