[Meghann Cuniff was in court this morning and filed this report for the Underground Bunker. Make sure you visit her Substack for her comprehensive stories from the courthouse.]
Danny Masterson’s guns have been accounted for, and he’s officially headed to state prison.
It was a quick few minutes in court.
Last month, Judge Charlaine Olmedo had received a probation department report that some of Masterson’s 23 guns — which he was supposed to have turned in when he was arraigned in 2020 — were not accounted for. She gave his team until today to resolve the issue.
Masterson’s lawyer Kate Mangels submitted a filing “with a declaration indicating that the firearms in question have all been properly relinquished pursuant to statute.”
Jane Doe 1 was in court. She raised her hand to say something, but Olmedo told her she generally doesn’t interact with members of the audience and asked the prosecutors to talk to her. Deputy District Attorneys Reinhold Mueller and Ariel Anson were both in court.
“There was a blatant violation of the judge’s order,” Jane Doe 1 said after the hearing. “I’m alarmed by the lack of oversight. It only just got submitted and the transaction only recently occurred.”
Mueller said the probation office will do a final report. He says eight guns have been accounted for and are in Oregon, and the probation office is getting them. One was destroyed.
He said they were drafting search warrants for a couple locations if they weren’t able to get this finalized today.
— Meghann Cuniff
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Drafting search warrants for a couple of locations? That doesn’t sound like they’re secured to me.
"Mueller said the probation office will do a final report. He says eight guns have been accounted for and are in Oregon, and the probation office is getting them. One was destroyed."
One was destroyed? When? Where? By whom? Where is the proof that it was destroyed?