Judge throws out Thurman 'stalker' case

A US judge has thrown out a criminal charge against a former mental patient accused of stalking actress Uma Thurman, leaving him to face two misdemeanour counts at a trial that would probably require the 'Pulp Fiction' star to testify.

The basis for the coercion charge was an email that Jack Jordan sent to Thurman, saying he would kill himself if he saw her with another man.

The judge agreed with the defence that the threat was unlikely to have any effect on Thurman.

Threatening to kill yourself “is not chargeable”, the judge said.

The judge set February 5 as a tentative trial date.

Jordan, 36, was arrested last year on charges of stalking Thurman for two years, including trying to get into her trailer on a New York movie set and sending her and her family members numerous emails. He has been free on $10,000 dollars (€6,800) bail.

Defence lawyer George Vomvolakis said if the case went to trial, prosecutors would have to call Thurman to testify that she feared for her life because Jordan repeatedly tried to contact her.

Mr Vomvolakis added that he hoped to work out a plea deal in which Jordan would enter a psychiatric programme.