The California man nabbed by the FBI after allegedly sending a phony ransom note about Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s missing octogenarian mother made an initial court appearance this week ahead of a possible trial in Arizona as the search approaches the end of its second week.
Callella, 42, is alleged to have sent demands via two text messages to Annie and Tommaso Cioni on Feb. 4, and to have made a nine-second phone call to one of them as the family desperately seeks new information that will bring their 84-year-old mother home. Callella is charged with transmitting a demand for ransom and using a telecommunication device with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass a person.
Källa: Man Accused of Sending Fake Ransom Texts in Nancy Guthrie Case Appears in Court
