Case # 18CF2063
Date: July 25, 2018
IRVINE MAN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO SET OFF BOMB AT ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND ORANGE COUNTY JAIL
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Irvine man was charged today with threatening to set off a bomb at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) and the Orange County Jail (OCJ).
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Pejman Abdolali Zanjani, 39, Irvine
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Charged with the following felony counts
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Three years and eight months in state prison |
Pre-trial hearing
Aug. 2, 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana |
Circumstances of the Case
- On July 19, 2018, Zanjani is accused of calling the OCSD non-emergency line and yelling profanities at the dispatcher.
- During the call, Zanjani is further accused of threatening to set off a bomb at OCJ.
- On July 21, 2018 the defendant is accused of calling OCSD a second time and threatening to blow up their office.
- OCSD investigated this case and arrested Zanjani in his home.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Devin Campbell, Special Prosecutions Unit