Letter Threatening Cobb Serviceman A Hoax, Police Say

Cobb County police say that the serviceman who reported a threatening letter left on his windshield put the letter there himself.

Last month, National Guard serviceman Brett Downing told police that he discovered a note on his vehicle, which was parked in an office complex off of Powers Ferry Road near Dobbins Air Reserve Base. The note read:

dear american soldier,

death to you coward women child killer and all the american military
mohammad will show no mercy on you
attacks will come full force
death is to come to you

“Through investigation by the Cobb County Crimes Against Persons Unit, it was determined that the victim, Brett Downing, manufactured the note himself,” department spokeswoman Alicia Chilton told Patch. Chilton declined to release information on how police determined Downing was responsible for the incident.

Police have been granted an arrest warrant for Downing for false reporting of a crime, Chilton said.