Gregory L. Reese

WINONA LAKE — A man who sent threatening and vulgar text messages and left voice mails on a female’s phone has been arrested.

Gregory L. Reese, 37, 1202 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, was arrested Monday evening on a charge of intimidation, a level 6 felony.

Warsaw Police Officer Brian Hupp notes in the affidavit of probable cause on April 16, he met with the victim, the mother of Reese’s child, who reported she had not been seeing Reese since August of 2015. On April 16, she received several threatening and vulgar test messages and voice mails on her phone from Reese.

Hupp listened to the voice mail from Reese and heard him state he would shoot her and then sent a text message that included a photograph of two shotgun shells with a text stating “I got one for both of you.” The victim reported her daughter said she was present with Reese made the threatening statements and told her, he was going to shoot her mommy. The child was crying and upset over the threats.

He is being held on $5,000 surety and $250 cash bond.