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Jonathan Martin charged after Instagram post led to shutdown of former high school [report]

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Three weeks after being taken into custody following a threatening Instagram post that led to the shutdown of a Southern California high school, former Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Jonathan Martin has been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney with four counts of making criminal threats and one count of possessing a loaded firearm, as reported by TMZ.

The post in question featured a picture of a shotgun, surrounded by ammunition, on a bed with the message, “When you’re a bully victim & a coward, your options are suicide, or revenge.” Martin then tagged four people in the post, including former teammates Richie Incognito and Mike Pouncy, who bullied Martin during the 2013 season, eventually leading to his exit from the team. The Miami Dolphins and Martin’s former high school, Harvard Westlake in Los Angeles, which prompted the school to close for the day, were also tagged.

In October 2013, Martin left the Dolphins team facility citing “emotional” reasons, that were soon discovered to be related to a pattern of harassment from some of his teammates, most notably Incognito. Incognito was eventually suspended by the Dolphins when a threatening voicemail surfaced, where Incognito called Martin a “half-n****r piece of shit,” threatened to slap Martin’s mother across the face and even uttered a death threat against Martin. In February 2014, a 144-page report by Ted Wells found that Icognito, and fellow linemen John Jerry and Mike Pouncey “engaged in a pattern of harassment” toward Martin.

Martin was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in March of 2014, and played for one season with the team before being waived.