SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Connellsville woman is accused of threatening to kill her estranged husband’s son in a series of text and Facebook messages.
Police arrested Dawn Porter, 34, and on charges of terroristic threats and harassment.
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According to court paperwork, the alleged pictures and messages were extremely graphic.
Porter sent her estranged husband a message with a picture of a fan stating she was going to strangle the boy using a cord and a ceiling fan, according to the criminal complaint.
She never actually choked or harmed the child.
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She also threatened to leave the child in an abandoned area and claim his father was responsible for it, police said.
Police also accused Porter of threatening to stab a woman at a talent show.
Porter’s preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday was continued.
A new date has not yet been set.
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