The man accused of texting a death threat to Virginia Del. Kim Taylor last week was reportedly upset over spam and political messages received on his phone, according to Dinwiddie County court records.

Michael Ray Strawmeyer, 33, of DeWitt in southern Dinwiddie, was arraigned Sept. 29 in Dinwiddie General Court on the charge. He appeared via closed-circuit video from the Meherrin River Regional Jail in Brunswick County.

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