A St. Clair County man, Michael Ray Mullins, has been sentenced to five years in prison for cyberstalking and interstate transmission of a threat to kidnap or injure another person. U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor handed down the 60-month sentence to Mullins, 45, of Trussville, Alabama, following his guilty plea in December 2025.
According to the plea agreement, the victim, Mullins' former girlfriend, reported a domestic incident on September 29, 2024, where Mullins threatened to kill her and her children. She also had bruises from Mullins. The next day, she received numerous threatening calls and text messages. Between September 29 and October 12, 2024, Mullins called the victim 367 times and sent 326 text messages, including 42 calls in a 25-minute period on October 6, 2024, often masking his identity.
Court filings reveal Mullins has a history of domestic violence convictions, including domestic violence by strangulation, felony domestic violence (third degree), and violation of a protection order. The FBI and the Margaret Police Department investigated the case, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel S. McBrayer prosecuting.