FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18CF0751
Date: March 21, 2018
MAN CHARGED WITH THREATENING ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DURING ARRAIGNMENT AND BATTERY ON PEACE OFFICER
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged with verbally threatening an Orange County Superior Court (OCSC) judge during the defendant’s arraignment and committing battery on a peace officer for throwing milk on an Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) deputy.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Robert Lee Scott, 46 |
Charged on March 19, 2018, with the following:
Felony
Misdemeanor
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Seven years in state prison |
Pre-trial hearing
March 29, 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana |
Circumstances of the Case
- On Sept. 12, 2017, while in custody at Orange County Jail, Scott is accused of shouting vulgarities at an OCSD deputy and throwing milk on him.
- On March 6, 2018, the defendant is accused of appearing in custody at OCSC for an arraignment, verbally threatening the presiding judge, and making various threats before deputies removed him from the courtroom.
Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Brock Zimmon, Special Prosecutions Unit