Man Charged For Making Fake Bomb Threats Against OCSD

IRVINE, CA — A 39-year-old Irvine man was charged Wednesday with phoning in two bomb threats to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

Charges for Abdolai Pejman Zanjani, who was arrested Monday, included two felony counts of malicious informing of a false bomb. Zanjani was being held on $100,000 bail, according to OC Jail records.

"He called sheriff's dispatchers at 11:25 p.m. on July 18 and, during an 11-minute call, allegedly made bomb-related threats against the jails," said Carrie Braun of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

Sheriff's deputies checked the jails, but found nothing amiss, Braun said.

At about 1 a.m. Saturday, he called dispatchers again to make another bomb threat, Braun said. Deputies a search warrant following the second call, she added.

Zanjani is on probation for misdemeanor assault and battery convictions July 19 of last year. He was sentenced to 62 days in jail, according to court records.

Zanjani also has two current cases of misdemeanor public intoxication, according to court records. He is accused of public drunkenness on March 20 and May 18, according to court records.

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