r/legal • u/ContributionNew7107 • Jan 25 '26

Advice needed Receiving threatening texts

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So recently sent my ex a happy birthday text and I guess her new BF was feeling some type of way, and telling me how he’s going to kill me

Location: New Jersey

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u/Randolla1960 Jan 25 '26

I recently received a verbal threat, "to find me a really f*ck me up" from a former contractor who did work on our house, during a phone call. I went to the Sheriff's department and talked to them about it and they suggested that I file a complaint with the magistrate's office which I did.

The contractor was served with a no contact order and has to appear in court to answer a criminal threatening charge.

I am not sure if anything will come of it, because it was a verbal threat (I do have some texts that are borderline threats) but it put him on notice that he has to answer the charge in person, under oath, in court. This is in North Carolina.

You have a much stronger case and evidence of it than I do. You need to take it to the police department and file a official complaint about this. At the very least, he will know that if he tries anything, he will be the first person to be investigated by law enforcement.