Rochester Hills Man Threatens To Shoot Macomb County Judge: Police

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — A Rochester Hills man is facing charges after officials said he threatened to shoot a Macomb County judge during a court hearing.

Jamar Warren, 28, was charged with a false report or threat of terrorism and using a computer to commit a crime. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

Warren was in a Macomb County courtroom on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from a Nov. 16, 2022 incident. Officials said he became "disruptive" during the hearing, forcing officials to place him back in his jail cell to finish the hearing on Zoom.

At the end of the hearing, officials said Warren threatened to shoot the judge.

"Promising violence upon elected officials and officers of the court - those kinds of statements are threats of terror," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. "Our department’s Hate Crimes and Domestic Terrorism Unit is specifically charged with handling these threats, and well-equipped to pursue accountability for them."