Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Fake Ransom Note to Guthrie Family
A California man pleaded guilty to sending a fake ransom note to Nancy Guthrie’s family.
A California man pleaded guilty to sending a fake Ransom note to Nancy Guthrie’s family.
Derrick Callella, 42, pleaded guilty to two federal felony counts of transmitting communications containing a demand for Ransom, reported KOLD-TV. He will be sentenced
Sept. 10.
According to the FBI, said Callella texted two of Guthrie’s family members Feb. 4. He also allegedly made a call to a family member.
“Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction,” one text read, according to court documents.
Minutes later, investigators said cellphone data showed Callella made a call to a Guthrie family member.
According to court documents, Callella admitted was following the case on television and found the family’s contact information online.
He said he sent the messages “to see if the family would respond.”