In a moment caught on video, the Volusia County sheriff confronted a man who allegedly sent him death threats from across the country once he was brought to Florida to face justice.
Matthew Moulton, 45, of Walla Walla, Washington, was arrested after he sent Sheriff Mike Chitwood an e-mail on March 20 at around 5:24 a.m., according to arrest reports.
In the lengthy letter, Moulton allegedly wrote: "I'm going to have to threaten you with death. It's coming. There's nothing you can do to stop it."
That same day, officers in the state showed up to Moulton's home where they asked him about the threat, arrest reports state. He said he "believed the threats to be satirical and artistic and designed within the parameters of the First Amendment."
Authorities said there was probable cause to cha