Texas man arrested for allegedly threatening to show up ‘with a machete and gasoline’ over debt issues

A Texas man was arrested Friday for allegedly sending threatening messages to an unnamed debt collection agency over email, in which he expressed frustration over a disputed debt, according to court documents.

Taylor Bullard, 34, claimed he was wrongfully contacted for collections of $543 and lashed out at a debt collection agency for its efforts to collect the sum, the documents show.

“This debt is not valid. I paid (Capital One) several times for this same account,” Bullard allegedly wrote in an email to the debt collection agency December 12, according to court documents. “Call me before I show up to one of their locations with a machete and gasoline.”

Bullard, who allegedly wrote in the email that he has a $100k income, accused the debt collection agency of impeding his ability to buy a home.

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