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Tue Nov 23, 5:33 PM ET TORONTO (AFP) - A 26-year-old Canadian man has pleaded guilty to emailing a death threat to pop superstar Michael Jackson (news), police said.
Adrian Poffley received a conditional discharge and 12 months probation after appearing in court Monday in Kitchener, Ontario, west of Toronto, said Waterloo police Staff Sergeant Bryan Larkin.
Police arrested Poffley in August, and charged him with uttering death threats after a joint investigation with police in Santa Barbara County, California.
They acted after a threatening email arrived at the Santa Maria Court House where Jackson was due to appear.
Jackson, 45, has pleaded not guilty to a 10-count indictment that included charges of child molestation.
The "King of Pop" was arrested last November and the scheduled start of his trial is January 31.
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