April 13, 1837

Geauga County, Ohio
State of Ohio on complaint of Newel v. Smith: Grandison Newell made a complaint before Justice of the Peace Edward Flint claiming that "he has just cause to fear and did fear, that Joseph Smith Jr. would kill him or procure other persons to do it." A warrant was issued for Joseph Smith the same day.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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