Former room mate threatening me

[budah1999]

So I'm in a bit of quandary, let me start by giving some background info.
Two years ago i moved out of a bad situation my roommate and I had a bit of a falling out so I found a place and was in the process of moving out a month before the lease was up.

As I was moving out he threatened to fight me a few times in front of my kid, he claims I owed him money for bills I asked to see the bills for my self to verify the amount but he wouldn't show me, the amount started out at eighty something dollars then in his mind it went to two hundred dollars.

I finished moving out and left the place and soon after in would get text messages everyday from him telling me one day I would pay one way or another for what I owed him and for cleaning fees etc. I again asked him to email the bills, again no response and he now claimed I stole some of his stuff which I didn't I am not a thief.

I went to check on the house every week to make sure he didn't thrash my rooms I was still responsible for, he didn't but he had clearly moved into one of them so I texted him and said "seeing as you have been living in my room that I had already paid for I think we're even now".

He didn't like my idea and demanded I pay him and he continued to Harass me I told him that in would be contacting the police if he didn't stop. He sent me a few more threatening messages then stopped I figured he had gotten over it and didn't pay it much attention to it because some mutual friends said he was all talk and not to worry ( all bark and no bite ) I never did contact the authorities.

Fast forward two years the other day he saw me at a neighbors yard and drove by slowly and stared at me and my neighbor. my neighbor asked what was that about and I told him that was my old roommate and he did t care for me to much, my neighbor then told me that he has seen him driving by my house slowly and staring at it, so obviously he still holding a grudge! And a few minutes later I got a threatening text message calling me out to fight and he stated he hasn't forgot about the money he thinks I owe him.

Here is my dilemma I am no way physically afraid of this guy but my street brawling days are over I have way to much to lose and cannot afford any entanglements, I am a Nevada CCW holder and am applying for my California CCW not to mention I do not want my firearms taken away for something stupid.

What worries me is he knows we're I live now and feel that if say something to the authorities I might be retaliated against by him or his friends He's a lot older than and I am and I know he's has a prior felony conviction. I kinda think he is just blowing hot air as usual but I also know what humans are capable of when they have nothing left to lose.

Now I know some would say to just pay him and move on but i feel like he would still hold a grudge just for disrespecting him plus I don't want to give in to his threats. What would happen if I report this? I would like to avoid conflict if I can just not sure what to do at this point. What would you do?

[NuGunner]

The question really is what do you want to do? "A threatening text message" is very vague. What was said exactly?

You say you're not afraid of this guy, so what is it that you want done? Honestly if I were to get a call like this, I'd hear you out. But based off what I've read there is no crime. Not much we can do here for you.

If he keeps at it with the text messages, and as long as he's got no actual business or other reasonable purpose to contact you, then you can try an annoying phone calls report.

[budah1999]

Yes I know it's a wall if text thank you for your input sonofwhatever..

That is the son of a WWIIi Veteran. .I dont care what is going on between you two you will not disrespect a former soldier that way here. I am starting to see why you may be having issues. Respect is earned not given.

ivanimal

His texts were a little to long and obscene to post all of them here but when I mean threating text he pretty much wants to fight or implies that he does so threating violence would of summed it up better, as for what I want done I guess I would want him to stop for one, im not afraid to fight if i have to for self defense im afraid of "catching a case so to speak" if we see eachither on the street and a fight actually does happen dont both parties go to jail no matter who started it?

if I file a report with th local PD what would they do? wait till he actually does something? Over the past year I've had my car window broken with a brick while my car was parked in my backyard and I continually find my mail box open with my mail on the ground.

I can't prove that he did those things but he's the only person I know that holds a grudge against me. Did I mention I found out he lives a couple of blocks away now I just don't want to be looking over my shoulder personally I think he's a you know what I'm just trying to handle this the right way

[socal45]

brother, please consider using paragraphs every three to four sentences. the human eye can only tolerate so much trauma when your text is typed in one massive screen of text. help us so we can help you.

[kel-tec-innovations]

Report the issue to back you up if something is to go down.

Get some camera's up and find out who is breaking windows and messing with your mail (Felony) USPS is very crazy with mail tampering.

[teg33]

Make a report to your local PD and save his text. If he still continued the threat, get restraining order.

[ElDub1950]

get a restraining order. if the threatening texts are what you say, that should be all you need.

[Picturepro]

On a iPhone you can BLOCK his calls and Text.
Restraining order but that is a couple hundred bux.
set up a couple video cameras around your place, just in case he comes looking for trouble.
Do you have have any back up documents of the past and text? if he has prior problems this is not his first dance.
GL

[budah1999]

Is that better!! Sorry I Iam typing from my I phone I knew better last time I leave a thread without spellchecking!!

[budah1999]

Yes I saved all the old text messages from the past.

Can anybody recommend a good quality camera set up I would probably need at least four of them.

How do I block calls and text from an I phone? Thanks to everbody in advance!!

[Casual_Shooter]

Costco has good quality cameras for cheap.

To block a caller/ texter on your iPhone, go to the offending text message and click Contact (upper right on my iPhone). Click "i" (info) in the drop down. This brings you to a contact screen. Swipe to the bottom of the window and you'll see "block this caller".

[sbcfd]

There is a good camera package at Costco with 6 cameras for like 400. I have it set up at my place and it does pretty well.

[ElvenSoul]

Get a restraining order on this person!

[Picturepro]

iPhone call blocking...

on your caller id list, on that line right side there is a I with a circle around it.
Click it

it will open up a window showing a name , phone number call time, and keep scrolling down last line will say "Block this caller" and click it

You can block any caller, just look for the "I" (circled) Information, at bottom click Block this caller

Video camera, YES Costco

Yes I saved all the old text messages from the past.

Can anybody recommend a good quality camera set up I would probably need at least four of them.

How do I block calls and text from an I phone? Thanks to everbody in advance!!

[bruss01]

Sounds like the ex roomie has mental/emotional problems. He needs counseling, medication or both.

For some reason he is fixated on you.

You need to get the system involved in this, start a paper trail. A restraining order may be the way to go. He is evidently waging a campaign of intimidation and/or stalking you. Yes get the cameras set up, that will document the stalking, and also jot down as much as you can about your neighbor's comments, the police may want to talk to him if things start to heat up.