It's my theory that the threats were not followed up on by the CPD because Justin Barlow was a friend and neighbor, and perhaps a small town police force might think that Barlow would either find the threatener (he took steps in that direction with the camera), or that Barlow would personally tell Chris, "Look, Chris, we know who the threatener is, and if he wises up he won't do it again and everything will just blow over. We don't know why the threatener did what he did, Chris, but the police are hoping that whatever problems the guy has, that he takes it to his pastor or maybe a counselor. Do we understand each other, pal?"
It's not at all far-fetched to think that CPD wouldn't want to arrest a guy for making threats against his own family, for reasons that male cops might in some small way sympathize with: she might have been a *****, maybe she was going to take the money and the kids, she gets the gold mine, he gets the shaft, maybe he went a little overboard but women can really push buttons--that sort of thing.
Arrest a guy for being a little over the top in a domestic dispute--and cut off the family income? Let the wolf in at the door? That would be crueler than arresting CC!
No, let's handle this one intramurally. Coleman's a security guy, he knows he can't do this kind of thing and keep getting away with it. We'll just put a little fear in him, and his domestic troubles will either go away (problem solved!) or end up in divorce court (not a CPD problem!).
And then over at JMM things are locked up tight and the CPD doesn't have an "in" there. Let them figure it out. They've got the wherewithal and the money. The CPD has other, better things to do with its time.
A little departmental hubris, preoccupation, and men protecting other men. Justin Barlow will handle it, he knows Chris. Chris is just a nebbish, the cops think he's about as lethal as a cap pistol. They've seen his type all the time. Nothing they can't handle should he get out of line. But Barlow will put him straight, lives right by him, Coleman won't get away with anything. CPD isn't like them there big-city police departments, we use psychology, we're smarter than that, we're like Andy Griffith. Everbody's friends here, some just need a good talking to is all. We're on top of it.
Can't wait to hear more details about how the CPD handled this. I'm willing to predict it was handled just as I described.