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Man gets 5 years' probation in threats to Whitmer, Nessel

Detroit police officers arrested the man at his home -- the same day the threats were made.
Credit: AP
This undated booking photo provided by the Detroit Police Public Safety Office shows Robert Tesh, 32, who has been charged with terrorism for making credible death threats against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel. Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said Friday, May 15, 2020, that Tesh made the threats via social media to an acquaintance on April 14. (Detroit Police Public Safety Office via AP)

DETROIT — A Detroit man was given 5 years’ of strict mental health probation for making death threats against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel. 

Court documents show Robert Tesh was sentenced Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court after pleading guilty but mentally ill in August. 

Tesh was charged last year with false report or threat of terrorism after making the threats via a social media message to an acquaintance in April 2020. 

Detroit police officers arrested Tesh at his home -- the same day the threats were made.

County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has said authorities concluded the message amounted to “credible threats to kill.”

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