Josh Waring, the son of former ‘Real Housewives Of Orange County’ star Cindy Adams Ortiz was arrested in Indiana Monday and charged with violating his parole. The reality TV personality is not allowed to leave Los Angeles without permission and now faces up to ten years behind bars if convicted on all charges.
Josh Waring, son of former “Real Housewives Of OC” star, Lauri Peterson, is back behind bars. Josh was arrested in his hometown of Newport Beach, California after he allegedly broke into a car and stole a purse.
WESTMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS (CBSLA) — A former “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member’s son was re-arrested Tuesday after being convicted of a gunshot in Costa Mesa and labeled a fugitive in two drug cases last year.
SANTA ANA, CA – MARCH 06: On Friday, March 6, 2020, Josh Waring listens during a hearing in superior court in Santa Ana, CA. Waring, the son of former “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Lauri Peterson, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a gunshot outside a sober living facility in 2016. He was freed from prison after serving his sentence. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images/Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register)
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According to Orange County Jail records, Josh Waring, 33, was arrested on January 10 and was being detained without bond. He was scheduled for a pretrial hearing at Westminster’s West Justice Center on Friday.
When Waring failed to appear for a court appearance in September, a warrant was issued for his arrest. For breaking the conditions of his release, Waring might face further time in prison.
Waring was arrested in Huntington Beach in June 2020 and charged with possession of a prohibited narcotic — fentanyl — and drug paraphernalia, as well as fraudulently portraying himself to an officer, both of which are misdemeanors.
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According to Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hylton, Waring was arrested again on May 8, 2021, near Ridge Route Drive and Overlake in Lake Forest, when officers pulled over the driver of a rented automobile taken from John Wayne Airport.
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Waring, who was in the passenger seat, was charged with possessing fetanyl and methamphetamine, as well as drug paraphernalia discovered in the car’s glove box, according to Hylton.
In March 2020, Waring pled guilty to single charges of assault with a firearm and leading police on a pursuit, as well as two counts of assault with force likely to cause serious bodily harm, all of which were felonies. He also confessed to single charges of hit-and-run with property damage and violence, both misdemeanors.
Waring also pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine for sale and fraudulent personation, both crimes, in a separate case.
AUGUST 23, SANTA ANA, CA: On Thursday, August 23, 2018, former “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Lauri Peterson speaks with the media about her son, Joshua Waring, after a hearing concerning taped client/attorney conversations in Santa Ana, California. Because police taped his jailhouse phone talks while he was legally defending himself, Joshua Waring is asking a court to dismiss attempted murder charges against him. (Getty Images/Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register) )
For the shooting of Daniel Lopez, aged 35, outside a residence in Costa Mesa on June 20, 2016, Waring was charged with three counts of attempted murder and a sentence enhancement charging attempted premeditated murder. In the drive-by incident, two other persons were unharmed.
Waring was facing 65 years to life in prison at the time of his plea agreement, but he was instead sentenced to time spent in jail awaiting trial.
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Lauri Waring Peterson, Waring’s mother, told reporters after her son’s plea agreement last year that he aspired to be a lawyer.
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