Charges dropped in Elton John threat
Charges against an anti-abortion activist who picketed outside Elton John's Buckhead condominium with a sign that said "Elton John Must Die" were dismissed Monday morning.
Neal Horsley was charged with terroristic threats, criminal defamation and using the Internet to disseminate threats.
The judge said Monday that Horsley's actions didn't warrant criminal charges, WSB-TV reported.
For several years, the Carroll County man has operated Web sites listing the names of doctors performing abortions. The site also had links to Web cams showing patients entering abortion clinics.
John, a part-time Atlantan, apparently raised Horsley's ire in February when John told an interviewer that he believed Jesus was gay.
Horsley responded with an Internet diatribe on "Why Elton John Must Die," and a YouTube video captured him protesting outside John's condo with a large sign proclaiming the same.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
