Associated Press

ODESSA -- A 77-year-old freed death row inmate faces prison again after being convicted of threatening to kill a Midland man over a $300,000 debt.

John C. Skelton of Knoxville, Ark., was convicted Tuesday for calling Terry Lee Jacobs in February and telling him that he'd be shot in the head unless the debt to his former business associates was paid.

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Unfortunately, it's not unlawful to be a fool, but there are times when it seems as if it damned well ought to be.