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O.C. Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Making Threats to Wife and Family Law Judge

By Walin & Klarich

A 45-year-old Orange County man was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for possessing homemade explosive devices with the intent to kill his former wife, her divorce attorney, the family court judge and Huntington Beach Police Department officers. The Costa Mesa resident was ultimately charged with a laundry list of offenses, 15 felony counts in all, including stalking, possession of a destructive device with intent to injure, possession of a homemade deadly weapon and possession of a loaded firearm in public. The convicted man had been married to his wife for 14 years before they were divorced in 2007. The estranged wife then gained sole custody of the couple?s two children, ages 11 and 13, and eventually kicked him out of their home. In recent months it was reported that the man?s spousal and child support payments had substantially increased...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 18, 2009 (boomark / email).