Winter Haven man arrested for threatening victim over the phone: PCSO

The Brief

  • A man has been arrested for threatening someone over the phone and through text messages, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
  • The victim told deputies that the trouble began with a phone call from a random number.
  • 20-year-old Joshua Medler has been charged with making written threats to kill or injure and use of a 2-way device to commit a felony.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. A Winter Haven man was taken into custody after allegedly threatening someone over the phone and through text messages, some of which were very graphic, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The backstory:

The victim told deputies that the trouble began with a phone call from a random number. On the other end of the call was a muffled voice.

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