The Pleasant Hill Police Department confirmed on Friday that Roy Arceroldan, 45, has been arrested and charged with annoying calls and threats of physical violence.
According to police, Arceroldan had made multiple calls and threats of physical violence against Pleasant Hill Police Chief Scott Vermillion. Meanwhile, Arceroldan also made annoying calls to Supervisor Ken Carlson.
According to Captain Matt Kristic, Chief Vermillion and Carlson both received numerous phone calls over a period of a few weeks. The threats of physical violence (no weapons mentioned) were directed at Chief Vermillion. County Supervisor Carlson received multiple phone calls, however, no threats of violence.
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- Here is a copy of the complaint: 01-24-01828 – Charging Document
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According to Chief Vermillion, this all started a few months ago when patrol made a police contact with Arceroldan for non-criminal acts. He wasn’t happy so he started to complain which he wanted them to go straight to the chief.
Vermillion met with him on two occasions where Arceroldan began cursing in anger, screaming and name calling at which Vermillion cut off the conversation.
In response, every week, Vermillion would receive at least 4-8 voicemails, sometimes 4 in one day.
“At first, it was yelling, it comes with the job, but his voicemails started to escalate and in last few week. He said he was going to cause me to shoot him in the face,” said Vermillion. “ You will end this.”
Vermillion confirmed that statement was left in a voicemail. Along with other name calling.
Finally, about a week ago, Vermillion shared Aceroldan said he was going to find him and assault him while he was off duty and not at work. That prompted the police investigators to investigate the threats.
As for Supervisor Carlson, Vermillion said they know of two contacts in which they did not rise to the level of a threat, but were vulgar, included profanity and yelling demanding a call back.
“They were quasi-threatening, aggressive tones that were alarming,” said Vermillion.
Vermillion added that in his 20-years as a police officer and now chief, he has never seen such persistence. He added the District Attorney’s office filed the charges on Thursday.
Supervisor Ken Carlson declined to comment on the incident.
Charges:
- Charge: Arceroldan, Roy; 2; Description: PC653m(a)-M: ANNOYING, OBSCENE, OR THREATENING TELEPHONE CALLS 0002399193; Statute: 653m(a); Level: Misdemeanor
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Charge: Arceroldan, Roy; 001; Description: PC422(a)-F: CRIMINAL THREATS 0002399192; Statute: 422(a); Level: Felony
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Charge: Arceroldan, Roy; 3; Description: PC653m(a)-M: ANNOYING, OBSCENE, OR THREATENING TELEPHONE CALLS 0002399196; Statute: 653m(a); Level: Misdemeanor
Concord Man Sentenced to 11 Months in Prison For Making Threats to Nancy Pelosi
OAKLAND – David Allen Carrier was sentenced to eleven months in prison for making voicemail threats to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) Special Agent in Charge Robert K Tripp, and United States Secret Service (“USSS”) Special Agent in Charge Shawn M. Bradstreet. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. William Alsup, Senior United States District Judge.
Carrier, 44, of Concord, pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats against a federal official, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B), on Dec. 19, 2023. A grand jury indicted him on Sept. 12, 2023, charging him with the crimes.
Court documents describe how on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, Carrier left a message on the office voicemail of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, who was at the time the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. On the message, Carrier threatened to assault the Congresswoman. In pleading guilty to the charge, Carrier acknowledged that he acted with the intent to interfere with her performance as she was engaged with her official duties as a Member of Congress. Seventeen months later, on June 30, 2022, Carrier called the United States Department of Homeland Security hotline and left a voicemail message threatening to assault United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Carrier made his threat to assault Secretary Mayorkas with the intent to interfere with the Secretary while the Secretary was engaged in the performance of his official duties as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. — Full Story
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