( KAIR)--"Words can hurt — and they can also constitute a crime." Those are the words of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson who made the statement in a release regarding a case involving the use of online social media to send threats.

According to the release, 44-year-old Miranda Spurling, of Leavenworth, pleaded no contest in Leavenworth County District Court last week to charges of interference with a law enforcement officer and harassment by a telecommunication device. Spurling was accused of using Facebook Messenger, beginning in February, to harass a man.

The release says it was on February 22 that Leavenworth Police responded to the victim's residence after he reported the threats from Spurling, including one specifically threatening his life. Although he attempted to avoid contact, with the victim saying he had blocked four of Spurling's Facebook accounts, she continued to create new ones for her harassment campaign.

Spurling, that same day, was located by Leavenworth Police at a Leavenworth residence where she was arrested, earning the additional interference with a law enforcement officer charge at the time she was taken into custody.

Spurling's sentencing is scheduled for July 2.