Costa Mesa Man Back In Court Over New Threats Aimed At DA Spitzer

A Costa Mesa man is once again facing serious charges after prosecutors say he threatened Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer for a second time.

Sixty-three-year-old Danny Bruce Richards was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to two felony counts: criminal threats and threatening public officials. He also entered a not-guilty plea to a misdemeanor telephone charge in the same proceeding. A judge ordered him back to the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana on March 5 for a pretrial hearing.

According to MyNewsLA, the new complaint alleges the latest threats were made on Feb. 9. The outlet reports that prosecutors formally filed the two felony counts at Wednesday’s arraignment and that Richards was instructed to return to court next month…

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