Report: Man who made Facebook threat deletes post, avoids charges

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A man who allegedly posted a message to Facebook warning that his guns -- nicknamed "Pebbles" and "Bam-Bam" -- would shut up his gossiping co-workers "permanently," was not charged because he deleted the post before police could see it, according to the Ann Arbor News.

The newspaper reports that on February 10, 2014, a co-worker of Grady Floyd's reported to police that Floyd wrote on Facebook, "I am tired of people hating on me. I have two kids named pebbles and bam-bam who can deal it (sic). I am going to shut you up permanently. Once they go off you are done, you are dead."

Floyd's profile picture at the time featured him holding an AK-47 with a grenade launcher and a shotgun, according to court documents.

The next day, Floyd was arrested in the parking lot at his job. Police say they found two handguns in his car, which Floyd allegedly admitted to having given the "Flintstones" nicknames. Police say he also admitted to writing the post, but denied actually intending to do harm.

But prosecutors in Washtenaw County declined to charge Floyd, because police were unable to find the Facebook post.

Floyd had deleted it before he was arrested, and changed his profile photo. When detectives sent a warrant to Facebook, the company told them it needed to receive the warrant before the post was deleted. Detectives were too late.

Floyd, who was fired after the arrest, has sued his former employer, Washtenaw County, arguing that he was licensed to carry "Pebbles" and "Bam-Bam," and therefore should not have been let go.

That case is not yet resolved.