[lepton]

According to a report that I read, he threatened to poison her dog.

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He offered to give the dog an actual treat...because people get suspicious and leave of their own accord. He made no threat.

[kanawa]

It was certainly a veiled threat. She took it as such and he has admitted as much.

They both screwed up and have owned up to their parts.
Let us and the courts leave them alone.