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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.080

Terroristic threatening in the third degree

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(1) Except as provided in KRS 508.075 or 508.078, a person is guilty of terroristic threatening in the third degree when: (a) He threatens to commit any crime likely to result in death or serious physical injury to another person or likely to result in substantial property damage to another person; or (b) He intentionally makes false statements for the purpose of causing evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation. (2) Terroristic threatening in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective: June 21, 2001 History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 3, effective June 21, 2001. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 72, effective January 1, 1975.

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Cited in 38 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Thomas v. Commonwealth
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Thomas v. Commonwealth (1978) kyctapp · cites it 13× “Appellant was convicted in the Richmond Police Court of terroristic threatening in violation of KRS 508.080 and was sentenced to twelve (12) months in the county jail on September 21, 1976.”
Dickerson v. Commonwealth (2005) ky · cites it 2× “Terroristic threatening 3rd; KRS 508.080(1) (a). The Commonwealth called the sodomy victim, A.”
Brock v. Commonwealth (1997) ky · cites it 2× “KRS 508.080(1)(a). As the 1974 Commentary to that statute explains, that offense can be committed even if the victim has no knowledge of the threat.”
Cecil v. Commonwealth (2009) ky · cites it 2× “" KRS 508.080(1)(a). As instructed in this case, a person is guilty of intimidating a participant in the legal process when by use of physical force or a threat directed to a person he believes to be a participant in the legal process, he or she hinders, delays, or prevents the…”
Woodcock v. City of Bowling Green (2016) kywd “060; terroristic threatening (misdemeanor), KRS 508.080(1); resisting arrest (misdemeanor), KRS 520.”
Reed v. State Ex Rel. Ortiz (1997) nm · cites it 2× “See Ky.Rev. Stat.Ann. § 508.080(a) (Banks-Baldwin Supp.”
Sasser v. Commonwealth (2016) ky “KRS 508.080(l)(a). . See Swain v. Commonwealth, 887 S.”
Hughes v. Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (2004) kyctapp “In an obvious reference to KRS 508.080(l)(a), 22 the Hearing Officer concluded that Hughes’s threat “[made] out a prima facie case of terroristic threatening.”
Rowe v. Commonwealth (2001) kyctapp “KRS 508.080 (Terroristic threatening is a Class A misdemeanor).”
Belt v. Commonwealth (1999) kyctapp “060), terroristic threatening (KRS 508.080), and fourth-degree assault (KRS 508.”
Watson v. Commonwealth (1979) ky “030, and five counts of terroristic *104 threatening, KRS 508.080. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on each wanton endangerment count, one year on each theft count and twelve months on each terroristic threatening count.”
Commonwealth v. Black (1995) ky · cites it 2× “060) and Ter-roristic Threatening (KRS 508.080). The charges stem from an incident on July 1, 1993.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.080(1) — 5 cases
Dickerson v. Commonwealth (2005) ky “Terroristic threatening 3rd; KRS 508.080(1) (a). The Commonwealth called the sodomy victim, A.”
Woodcock v. City of Bowling Green (2016) kywd “060; terroristic threatening (misdemeanor), KRS 508.080(1); resisting arrest (misdemeanor), KRS 520.”
Mullikan v. Com. (2011) ky
Mulliran v. Commonwealth (2011) ky
Benjamin Gerald Dusing v. Kentucky Bar Association (2024) ky
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.080(1)(a) — 11 cases
Dickerson v. Commonwealth (2005) ky “Terroristic threatening 3rd; KRS 508.080(1) (a). The Commonwealth called the sodomy victim, A.”
Brock v. Commonwealth (1997) ky “KRS 508.080(1)(a). As the 1974 Commentary to that statute explains, that offense can be committed even if the victim has no knowledge of the threat.”
Cecil v. Commonwealth (2009) ky “" KRS 508.080(1)(a). As instructed in this case, a person is guilty of intimidating a participant in the legal process when by use of physical force or a threat directed to a person he believes to be a participant in the legal process, he or she hinders, delays, or prevents the…”
Thomas v. Commonwealth (1978) kyctapp “Appellant was convicted in the Richmond Police Court of terroristic threatening in violation of KRS 508.080 and was sentenced to twelve (12) months in the county jail on September 21, 1976.”
Blessing v. Cable News Network, Inc. (2020) kyed
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.080(4)(b) — 1 case
Chad Merida v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) kyctapp
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.080(a) — 1 case
Reed v. State Ex Rel. Ortiz (1997) nm “See Ky.Rev. Stat.Ann. § 508.080(a) (Banks-Baldwin Supp.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.080(l)(a) — 7 cases
Thomas v. Commonwealth (1978) kyctapp “Appellant was convicted in the Richmond Police Court of terroristic threatening in violation of KRS 508.080 and was sentenced to twelve (12) months in the county jail on September 21, 1976.”
Brock v. Commonwealth (1997) ky “KRS 508.080(1)(a). As the 1974 Commentary to that statute explains, that offense can be committed even if the victim has no knowledge of the threat.”
Cecil v. Commonwealth (2009) ky “" KRS 508.080(1)(a). As instructed in this case, a person is guilty of intimidating a participant in the legal process when by use of physical force or a threat directed to a person he believes to be a participant in the legal process, he or she hinders, delays, or prevents the…”
Sasser v. Commonwealth (2016) ky “KRS 508.080(l)(a). . See Swain v. Commonwealth, 887 S.”
Hughes v. Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (2004) kyctapp “In an obvious reference to KRS 508.080(l)(a), 22 the Hearing Officer concluded that Hughes’s threat “[made] out a prima facie case of terroristic threatening.”
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