Jury returned the verdict Thursday evening
MANISTIQUE --
UPDATE - 7:45 p.m.
A Manistique man accused of threatening city officials has been found guilty on all counts. A jury returned the verdict against 64-year-old Peter Markham Thursday evening.
Markham was convicted of seven felony counts of extortion, two felony counts of using a computer to commit a crime, and one felony count of a false report of terrorism.
Markham threatened murder, arson, and suicide at a city council meeting because of a dispute over a $46 fee on his water bill.
He will be sentenced March 16 in Schoolcraft County Circuit Court. Markham remains in the Schoolcraft County Jail.
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The trial of the 64-year-old Manistique man accused of trying to extort city officials has gone to the jury.
Peter Markham is charged with seven counts of extortion. The arguments stem from a dispute Markham had with city officials regarding a base fee on his water bill.
During closing arguments on Thursday, the defense council said they felt the trial was orchestrated. The prosecution, however, said that Markham's threats of arson, murder, and suicide should be regarded as more than threats.
The jury received instructions from the judge before deliberation.
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