The Brief
- Byrom Zuniga Sanchez was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for sending death threats to an Orange County Superior Court judge.
- Zuniga Sanchez sent a series of emails from Mexico in 2023, vowing to assassinate judges, attorneys, and law enforcement staff.
- Sanchez has been ordered to pay $22,790 in restitution.
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – A former Orange County father who claimed he was more committed to murdering a judge than being a father has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison.
What we know:
Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter following a December 2025 jury trial where he was found guilty of two counts of threats by interstate and foreign communication. …