‘I’ve got nothing to lose’: Man allegedly threatens judge over printouts of his court cases, says he might as well ‘pick up a homicide’

A Wisconsin man who was ordered to stay in jail allegedly got himself in even more legal trouble.

Richard Paul, 68, was already in custody at the Racine County Jail for failing to update his information as a sex offender when police said he threatened to kill the judge who ordered him to stay there. According to a criminal complaint obtained by local Fox affiliate WITI, Paul reportedly became upset after a correctional officer told him he could not get printouts related to his previous court cases.

On March 25, Paul reportedly told the officer that he was having an “indifference” with the judge in his case because she told him he had to stay in jail until his trial. He then allegedly told the officer, “I’m about to just get totally belligerent.”…

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