Jamar Warren
By: Mary Beth Almond | Rochester Post | Published May 24, 2023
ROCHESTER HILLS – A Rochester Hills man has been charged after reportedly threatening to shoot a Macomb County judge, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
Jamar Warren, 28, has been arraigned on charges of false report or threat of terrorism and using a computer to commit a crime.
According to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Warren was in court in Mount Clemens for a sentencing hearing on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon Nov. 16 when he reportedly became disruptive and was removed from the courtroom.
He continued the hearing over Zoom in his jail cell and is accused of threatening to shoot the judge at the end of his hearing.
“Promising violence upon elected officials and officers of the court — those kinds of statements are threats of terror,” Nessel said in a statement. “Our department’s Hate Crimes and Domestic Terrorism Unit is specifically charged with handling these threats, and well equipped to pursue accountability for them.”
Warren is now serving one-four years for the assault charge and, if convicted, he could face up to 20 additional years in prison.
The attorney’s office says a preliminary examination hasn’t been scheduled yet. Warren’s attorney could not be reached for comment at press time.