Originally Posted by UT San Diego
Voice of 'Charlie Brown' arrested in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Peter Robbins, an Oceanside resident who as a child actor was the voice of the animated “Charlie Brown” character of “Peanuts” fame, has been arrested and is scheduled to be arraigned in court on Wednesday in San Diego on five felony charges, authorities said.
Robbins, 56, is charged with four felony counts of making a threat to cause death or great bodily injury and one felony count of stalking, according to the San Diego County jail website.
He was booked into jail shortly before 4 a.m. Monday and was being held on $550,000 bail, according to the jail records.
His manager, Danielle Matthews, said Tuesday night that she could not discuss the arrest but would comment later Wednesday.
Robbins was arrested shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, said Angelica de Cima, spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He was driving a silver 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 when a border officer referred him to an area for a more thorough examination, she said. He was the only person in the car at the time.
A systems check determined that Robbins was wanted by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for a felony warrant for crimes against a person, De Cima said.
Jan Caldwell, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Department, said Tuesday night that she did not immediately have details about the warrant.
Robbins provided the voice of Charlie Brown in several “Peanuts” productions in the late 1960s, including the film “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” and television specials “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” The television shows remain popular today.
During a 2008 interview at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego, Robbins said he began doing the voice of Charlie Brown when he was 9. He said at age 14, his voice changed.
He said he later appeared in television shows such as “F Troop,” “The Munsters” and “Get Smart,” and also acted in several movies
On his Facebook page, Robbins goes by the name Peter “Charlie Brown” Robbins, and he interacts with fans who have posted comments about their love of the “Peanuts” character.
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