Ukiah man arrested, charged with making threats over cigarettes

A Mendocino County man accusing another man of stealing his cigarettes landed in jail after he threatened to kill the man by slitting his throat, sheriff's officials reported.

Deputies arrested Paul Gregory Smith, 39, of Ukiah Saturday evening on suspicion he made criminal threats.

A 60-year-old Ukiah man told deputies Smith was accusing him of stealing cigarettes and had threatened to kill him by cutting his throat, officials said.

Two witnesses also corroborated the events and Smith was taken to the jail. He was booked in lieu of $15,000 bail.