Warrants: Teen threatened to kidnap Gwinnett district attorney, demanded $1M | Gwinnett Daily Post

LAWRENCEVILLE — A Norcross teen is back in jail after allegedly sending threatening emails and letters to the district attorney, the district attorney’s office manager and his own lawyer.

Markel Collins was arrested Monday and charged with contempt of court, two counts of intimidation of a court officer and four counts of terroristic threats. Gwinnett County jail records show he is being held without bond.

According to arrest warrants obtained by the Daily Post, Collins demanded in several correspondences that the court case against him — stemming from an October 2013 arrest by Gwinnett County Public Schools police — be dropped. He reportedly threatened violence and demanded large sums of money.

In an original email sent on May 25, Collins allegedly contacted Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter regarding his case. He demanded the case against him be dropped, asked for $1 million and said that “if he does not get the money, he is going to kidnap Mr. Porter and hold him hostage,” warrants said.

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