Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
National
Savannah Meacham

Man's charge over death threats to tech CEO dropped

David Davies admitted withholding his phone pin code while police probed alleged online threats. (AAP PHOTOS)

A man has been cleared of making death threats to a tech chief executive on a chat forum but admitted refusing to give police his phone pass code while they were investigating the case.

David Lindsay Davies, 40, appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to contravening an order about information necessary to access information stored electronically.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.