Man appeals conviction for threatening ex-wife

LINCOLN COUNTY – A man convicted in a Lincoln County Jury trial of threatening to kill his ex-wife is planning to appeal his conviction at the state court of appeals.

Wiza Nyasulu, 37, was convicted of a domestic violence harassment charge in a Lincoln County jury trial on July 22. Nyasulu made several threatening calls to his ex-wife, Amanda Nyasulu, telling her that he was going to use the skills he learned while in the Army to kill her boyfriend, Tyler Smith. In a call that Amanda recorded and gave to law enforcement, Nyasulu tells her that he is going to “kill the coward” (Smith) and that...