A former Orange County resident was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for threatening to kill a superior court judge who had presided over his family law case.
Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, 34, formerly of Laguna Niguel, but whose most recent residence was in Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge Fred W. Slaughter, who also ordered him to pay $22,790 in restitution.
At the conclusion of a three-day trial, a jury in December 2025 found Sanchez guilty of two counts of threats by interstate and foreign communication. Sanchez has been in federal custody since February 2024…