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21 Apr, 2015

Pleads guilty

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Rudd pleads guilty to charges of threat to kill, as well as possession of cannabis and methamphetamine. A second threat to kill charge is dropped. The court summary states,

As a result of threats made by the defendant, the victim was genuinely very fearful for his safety.

Rudd’s lawyer states the primary charge

. . . essentially revolved around an angry phone call – that was it.