Crawford County Man Allegedly Threatened Judges, Court Staff

UPDATE

A Cuba man is accused of creating a TikTok video that threatened a judge and sent a message through Facebook Messenger to another judicial staffer saying that “every(one) in the courtroom (needs) to die.”

Faron Fulliam, 31, was charged with first-degree harassment and tampering with a judicial officer.

According to the probable cause statement, a staffer within the 42nd Circuit Court received videos on Jan. 26 from Fulliam via Facebook.

Fulliam had created a TikTok video accusing the judge, identified as M.S. and “court people” of selling kids and being pedophiles.

Fulliam said he couldn’t spend “every day without something being done.”

“Some people deserve what they’re going to get,” Fulliam is accused of saying. “They’re all going to die either way.”

Fulliam also sent a message to the staffer, identified as “K.P.” that “every single one of those sick (expletive), lying (expletive), pathetic (expletive), inferior (expletive) in that courtroom need to die.”

Fulliam previously made threats to MS and KP through Facebook expressing his desire for people in Crawford County to die.

During the interview, Fulliam told a detective that he “would be lying if I didn’t think they deserve to die.” He told the detective he wouldn’t act on it.

Fulliam also said he made the video “so this would happen” and “to get the truth out.”

Fulliam said that MS accused him of being a murderer during his case and that made him upset.

Additional court security was provided to the court Jan. 27.

According to online court records, the judge presiding over the case has recused themselves. Judge Colin Long of the 25th Circuit in Pulaski County has been assigned to the case. 

Fulliam appeared in court Jan. 31 and pleaded not guilty.

Earlier version:

A Cuba man accused of threatening judges and staff at the circuit court was arrested Friday.

Faron Fulliam, 31, has been charged with first-degree harassment and tampering with a judicial officer.

According to Sheriff Darin Layman, Fulliam allegedly threatened staff at the 42nd Circuit Court in Steelville on Jan. 26. 

Deputies provided additional court security Jan. 27 and reviewed social media posts Fulliam is accused of making.

He was located in Cuba and arrested.