FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18HF1657
Date: December 27, 2018
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR CRIMINAL THREATS AGAINST CUSTOMER
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for criminal threats against a customer.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Mitchell Ralph Todd, 51, Huntington Beach |
Charged on Dec. 6, 2018, with the following:
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Three years in state prison |
Arraignment
Dec. 28, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.
Department H-7, Harbor Justice Center, Newport Beach |
Circumstances of the Case
- At the time of the crimes, Todd was the owner of OC Doves and was hired by John Doe to release doves at a funeral service.
- On Nov. 10, 2018, the defendant is accused of getting into a disagreement with the victim and not rendering services. Todd is accused of requesting payment from John Doe.
- On Nov. 11, 2018, the defendant is accused of leaving the victim a series of threatening voicemails and further demanding payment.
- On the last voicemail left for John Doe, Todd is accused of recording the sound of a handgun slide being pulled back and released as if chambering a round.
- During a search of Todd’s house, Laguna Beach Police Department (LBPD), who investigated this case, located 57 firearms, nearly 30,000 rounds of ammunition, over 100 magazines, a practice bomb, several body armors, swords, and Nazi paraphernalia.
- LBPD arrested the defendant on an arrest warrant on Dec. 13, 2018.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Laila Nikaien, Special Prosecutions Unit