Justin Roiland, a co-creator and voice actor for the favored animated sequence “Rick and Morty,” is going through felony expenses for home violence in connection to a 2020 incident with a former girlfriend.
In response to a narrative first reported by NBC Information on Thursday, a district legal professional in Orange County, California, filed a felony criticism in opposition to Roiland in Might 2020. The incident in query came about on or round Jan. 19 that very same 12 months with an nameless Jane Doe he was courting on the time, the criticism mentioned.
Roiland was charged in August 2020, with one felony rely of home battery with corporal damage and one felony rely of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud and/or deceit. He was then launched on a $50,000 bond.
The voice actor pleaded not responsible to the fees at an October 2020 arraignment.
Beneath a protecting order, Roiland was advised to not harass, threaten or surveil the Jane Doe.
As well as, Roiland should keep a minimum of 100 ft away from the lady always, and he was ordered to show over any firearms he owned or possessed till a minimum of October 2023.
Throughout a listening to Thursday, Roiland’s legal professional — who was not named by NBC Information — advised the court docket {that a} plea supply is offered to his consumer however didn’t present additional particulars.
P.J. Shapiro, a lawyer for Roiland, advised HuffPost that he was “not taken with commenting right now.”
One other listening to is scheduled for April 27, and Roiland is ordered to attend.
Need assistance? Within the U.S., name 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline.