9th Circuit overturns conviction of man who made Super Bowl threats

The panel found that Kurt Havelock wasn't guilty of mailing threatening communications to any individual person when he sent letters to media organizations saying he planned to kill fans in 2008.

An Arizona man who plotted to randomly kill football fans at the 2008 Super Bowl but changed his mind after arriving at the stadium with an assault rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition had his conviction overturned Monday by a federal appeals court panel.