Man charged in e-mail threat to O'Malley

Construction worker had complained to governor about losing work to illegal immigrants

Two hours later, the governor's executive protection unit contacted a sergeant with the state police. At 11:50 a.m., Sgt. Adam Stachurski and two other troopers went to Abbott's Parkville home.

He admitted sending the e-mail and told the troopers that he blames O'Malley for his struggling construction business, according to charging documents.

At a bail review hearing on Wednesday, Baltimore County District Judge Bruce S. Lamdin ordered that Abbott be evaluated by a psychiatrist with the state's Health and Mental Hygiene Department.

The defendant's wife said she hopes that authorities soon realize that her husband is not a danger to the governor.

"When we first moved into our house, we had mice. We put out sticky traps and he'd peel the mice off them and take them across the street to let them loose in the fields," she said. "He's not a person who would hurt anyone."

jennifer.mcmenamin@ baltsun.com

Sun reporter Bradley Olson contributed to this article.