Parkville resident Walter Abbott Jr. said he never intended to “choke the life” out of Gov. Martin O’Malley, but merely threatening to do so was enough to find him guilty of a crime.
“It is not necessary for the state to prove he had the ability to implement the threat … but to prove he made the threat, which he did,” said Baltimore County Assistant State’s Attorney Leo Ryan.
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