Q: Is my text warning me of someone’s threat to injure me badly good evidence? Threat was carried out
After being injured I was arrested for vandalizing the stolen car three people were in one of whom was the one that assaulted me physically
A:
No, it's not good evidence. First, it's at least double hearsay. It's hearsay of the person who texted you, and also hearsay of the threat that s/he was repeating. Also, it's not relevant to your vandalism of a stolen car. Having a threat against you is not legal justification for damaging somebody else's car, especially when that car doesn't even belong to the person who threatened you.
If you want to pursue criminal charges against the person who injured you, go to the police and provide the date, time, place and any evidence that supports your allegations, including the name of the person who texted you and provide the text itself. The police will gather the evidence.
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