Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland awaits trial for domestic violence against ex-girlfriend | 24CA News

Justin Roiland, who co-created the animated sequence Rick and Morty and supplies the voices of the 2 title characters, is awaiting trial on costs of felony home violence in opposition to a former girlfriend.

A felony criticism obtained Thursday by The Associated Press from prosecutors in Orange County, Calif., charged Roiland, 42, with corporal damage and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit in opposition to the lady, whom he was dwelling with on the time. The girl was not recognized in court docket paperwork.

Roiland has pleaded not responsible.

The alleged incident occurred in January 2020, and Roiland was charged in May of that yr, however the costs apparently went unnoticed by media retailers till NBC News reported them on Thursday, when a pre-trial listening to was held within the case.

Emails in search of remark from Roiland’s legal professional and representatives for Cartoon Network, which airs Rick and Morty, weren’t instantly returned. Roiland is ready to return to court docket in April. A trial date has not been set.

Roiland and Dan Harmon created the animated sci-fi sitcom a couple of mad scientist and his grandson, each voiced by Roiland. It has aired for six seasons on Cartoon Network as a part of its Adult Swim nighttime programming block and has been renewed for a seventh.