Following a bench trial, Dorian Nassau was convicted of two counts of making a terroristic threat. He appeals his conviction, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. For the reasons set forth infra , we affirm. Viewed in the light most favorable to the trial court’s guilty verdict,1 the evidence shows that in the early evening of March 21, 2007, Nassau scheduled an appointment to show some rental property that he owned to prospective tenants. Upon his arrival, however, Nassau discovered that the electrical power to the property had been cut off and that the electricity meter near the back door had been completely removed. After closer inspection, Nassau noticed a red tag where the meter previously had been affixed, which led him to surmise that his power company, Snapping Shoals EMC, had removed it. Consequently, Nassau called Snapping Shoals EMC to inquire about the missing meter and spoke with a night dispatcher for the company. When the night dispatcher explained that the meter was removed based on suspicion that someone had tampered with it and further explained that Nassau would have to pay approximately $235 if he wanted to have his power reestablished that night, Nassau ended the call.
A few minutes later, Nassau called back and told the night dispatcher that he “didn’t get to cuss him out the way he wanted to . . .” After the dispatcher reiterated why Snapping Shoals EMC had turned off the power and removed the meter, Nassau became angry, and the following exchange occurred: Nassau: I’m fixin do some real gansta shit alright Tell, put on my account, if I catch any of your fucking technicians on any of my property, it’s going down with the scope baby boy, cause you just told me . . . . Dispatcher: Sir, do you realize that’s considered a terroristic act and I can have you arrested for that right now Nassau: You better understand who you dealing with man, my money is too . . . . Dispatcher: Sir, just for your information this phone call is being recorded, and they will pull this up and they have, we have every legal right to prosecute for what you said. Nassau: Bitch, tell him where he needs to go and get my shit right boy. You better put in your account, get my shit right. I ain’t no average motherfucker, I want my shit back on. I want it in the morning. If it’s not on in the morning, I’m at Snapping Shoals, it’s going down boy. At that point, the second call ended.
