Henley v. State

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

While lineman Jeff Brown of the Houston County Electric Co-op was reconnecting electricity service to Everett Dee Henley’s residence, Henley confronted him, became hostile, and threatened, according to Brown, to “go up there at the co-op the next morning to shoot — shoot everybody and which one did he need to start with.” Henley paid Brown the reconnection fee with a check; in the memo line on the check was written “getting f — ed again.” This was not the first time Henley’s service had been disconnected due to late or non-payment for electricity service.

Brown…