Ty Robben found guilty of 8 felonies; Sentencing in October

The man who has led anti-South Lake Tahoe Police, El Dorado County Sheriff, District Attorney and Judge campaigns was found guilty on Monday in Sacramento Superior Court on eight felony charges.

Todd "Ty" Christian Robben is facing a maximum of seven years in state prison after a jury found him guilty on the charges which involved threats and attempted threats targeted at a number of public officials including Superior Court Judges in El Dorado County, a South Lake Tahoe Police lieutenant, an investigator from the State Bar, the South Lake Tahoe City Attorney, and a local attorney who represented the defendant on a misdemeanor appeal.

El Dorado County Deputy District Attorney Dale Gomes handled the case from the investigation stages all the way through jury verdict.

All judges sitting on the El Dorado County bench recused themselves due to Robben's threats so the case was heard in Sacramento before a Sacramento Superior Court Judge on an assignment handed down by the California Supreme Court.

Robben will be sentenced on October 27, 2017.

After learning of the verdict, District Attorney Vern Pierson issued the following statement: “I am pleased that a jury has convicted Mr. Robben of these crimes. I hope this sends a strong statement that El Dorado County won’t tolerate threats or intimidation against judges or other public officials.”

Robben once used crime scene tape to surround the El Dorado County complex on the corner of Johnson Blvd. and Al Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe and also in Placerville. He also runs two websites that target law enforcement and government, and has been seen numerous times in local courts.

A fired Nevada Department of Taxation employee, Robben also had run-ins with a Carson City judge, a district attorney and a sheriff in Carson City.

In 2014, Robben was accused of solicitation to commit murder and intimidation against Carson City Judge John Tatro in which formal charges were filed but later dismissed by a presiding judge in Douglas County.

Former Carson City District Attorney Neil Rombardo, Assistant District Attorney Mark Krueger and Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong were subjects of intimidation by Robben but charges were never filed.