Accused in Jay-Z, Beyonce 'death threat case' ordered to undergo mental exam.Byline: ANI London, August 10 (ANI): A man who allegedly threatened to murder celebrities, including Jay-Z and Beyonce, has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation after he was arrested in Detroit, Michigan “Detroit” redirects here. For other uses, see Detroit (disambiguation). Detroit (IPA: [dɪˈtʰɹɔɪt]) (French: Détroit, meaning strait , earlier this week. Leon Desmond Barrett reportedly sent letters to stars, including former American footballer, Jerome Bettis Jerome Abram Bettis, nicknamed "The Bus" (born February 16, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former American football halfback for the NFL's Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. , between December 2006 and April this year. The police revealed the content in a letter dated 18 August, 2007. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Daily Express, it read: "I'm getting ready to start killing some more people. Beyonce, Jay-Z, Jerome Bettis and Tune-up Man are the first four people I'm getting ready to kill." The 37-year-old is currently facing a charge of mailing threatening communications. Apart from demanding Barrett to undergo a mental exam, U.S. Magistrate Any individual who has the power of a public civil officer or inferior judicial officer, such as a Justice of the Peace. The various state judicial systems provide for judicial officers who are often called magistrates, justices of the peace, or police justices. Judge R. Steven Whalen has set a preliminary hearing for 24 August, before releasing him on bail. The accused has also been instructed not to hold any dangerous weapons or try to communicate with potential victims in the case. However, Leon has denied the allegation against him. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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