'Rick and Morty' Co-Creator Justin Roiland Charged with Domestic Violence
SANTA ANA, Calif. (NEWSnet/AP) — Justin Roiland, who created the animated series “Rick and Morty” and provides the voices of the two title characters, is awaiting trial on charges of felony domestic violence against a former girlfriend.
Prosecutors in Orange County, California, charged Roiland, 42, with corporal injury and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit against the woman, who he was living with at the time.
Roiland has pleaded not guilty.
The incident occurred in January of 2020 and Roiland was charged in May of that year, but the charges apparently went unnoticed by media outlets until Thursday, when a pre-trial hearing was held in the case.
A trial date has not been set.
Roiland and Dan Harmon created the animated sci-fi sitcom about a mad scientist and his grandson, both voiced by Roiland.
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