Man who threatened Tahoe officials going to prison

Former South Lake Tahoe resident Ty Robben will be going to prison for the next seven years for making threats to public officials.

Ty Robben

Robben, whose full name is Todd Christian Robben, received the maximum sentence on Oct. 27.

On Sept. 25 he was found guilty in Sacramento County Superior Court of eight felonies involving threats and attempted threats against El Dorado County judges, a lieutenant from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, an investigator from the State Bar, the city attorney from South Lake Tahoe, and a local attorney who represented the defendant on a misdemeanor appeal.

All the El Dorado County judges had recused themselves.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report