Ohio woman pleads guilty to leaving ‘death threat’ voicemail for Michigan rep.

Woman must make written apology under plea deal

Sandra Bachman, 61, of Batavia, Ohio, pled guilty in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County to charges related to leaving a race-based and politically motivated death threat to then-Michigan State Representative Cynthia A. Johnson in June 2021. (Jeff Chiu, AP2010)

An Ohio woman pleaded guilty this week to leaving a race-based and politically motivated death threat to a Michigan state representative in 2021.

On Wednesday, May 15, Sandra Bachman, 61, of Batavia, Ohio, pled guilty in Ingham County to charges after making a death threat to then-Michigan state representative Cynthia Johnson in June 2021. Bachman pleaded guilty under a plea agreement reached with the state.

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Bachman pleaded guilty this week to the following charges brought against her in 2022:

  • One count of threat of terrorism, attempt, a 5-year felony.
  • One count of ethnic intimidation, a 2-year misdemeanor.
  • One count of malicious use of telecommunication services, a 6-month misdemeanor.

Under the plea agreement, Bachman has to provide a written apology to Johnson and ongoing mental health assessment and treatment.


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