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Markham conviction upheld in Appeals Court

WLUC-TV

LANSING, MI--   The Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a Manistique man convicted of extortion and making a threat of terrorism.  

Peter Markham, 65, was sentenced to eight concurrent sentences of 75 months to 20 years in prison for threatening officials with murder, suicide, and arson over a

$46r fee on his water bill last year.  He was also given 45 months to 20 years for using a computer to commit a threat of terrorism.

The appeals court in Lansing this week upheld Markham’s conviction, saying most of his arguments did not have merit. 

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.