FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 17HM07757
Date: September 1, 2017
NEWPORT BEACH POLICE OFFICER ARRAIGNED FOR RECKLESSLY DISCHARGING FIREARM WHILE OFF DUTY
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) officer was arraigned yesterday for discharging a firearm with gross negligence while off duty.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Roland Martin Stucken, 31, Newport Beach |
Pleaded not guilty yesterday to one misdemeanor count of:
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One year in county jail |
Pre-trial
Sept. 14, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Department H-1, Harbor Justice Center, Newport Beach |
Circumstances of the Case
- At the time of the crime, Stucken was employed as a police officer by NBPD but was off duty.
- On or about May 22, 2017, the defendant is accused of leaving a bar in San Clemente with Jane Doe in an Uber.
- Stucken is accused of exiting the Uber by himself in Jane Doe’s neighborhood and firing multiple rounds from a personal firearm, which was not the defendant’s NBPD service weapon.
- Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene and contacted the defendant.
Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Jess Rodriguez, Special Prosecutions Unit.