![]() "(We) will do everything (we) can to prevent this violent criminal from being able to harm anyone else," the statement continued. "There are some members of our society who are so violent that they cannot live amongst the rest of us," he said in a portion of his statement. ![]() Orange County Defense Attorney Todd Spitzer issued a statement on Geraghty's violent criminal past that began well before his time with Vargas. when police conducted a welfare check at the home located on the Balboa Peninsula in the 100 block of East Oceanfront, near East Balboa Boulevard and Medina Way, according to Newport Beach police.Īfter two hours, officers entered the home and found Geraghty "actively threatening the life of the victim." This came before he held her at gunpoint during a roughly two-hour standoff with Newport Beach police inside Vargas' home Tuesday night before he was arrested. Geraghty allegedly extorted Vargas for what was reportedly tens of thousands of dollars, threatening to release nude photos of Vargas if she did pay him. The two prior strikes mean he faces about 75 years to life in prison if convicted. (CBSLA)Īccording to the criminal complaint, Geraghty has two prior convictions for burglary in Los Angeles in June of 2008 and November of 2016. SWAT officers enter the Newport Beach, Calif., home of "Real Housewives Of Orange County" star Elizabeth Vargas during a standoff. ![]() He also faces sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a firearm. Ryan Matthew Geraghty, 33, was charged with single counts each of extortion, assault with a firearm, criminal threats, corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, possession of a firearm by a felon and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm, all felonies, as well as two misdemeanor counts of possession of cocaine and a Xanax bar. ![]()
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