Former RHOC Lauri Peterson’s son Josh Waring has been in jail charged with three counts of attempted murder for quite some time. His bail is set at a million dollars. The local journalist seem certain he is innocent and being set up.
Lauri is apparently unable or unwilling to get him out of jail. He has yet to have a court date.
“I am horrified, sad, brokenhearted, disgusted and appalled by my son’s condition! This situation should have never been allowed to happened as Josh is SEP, which is that he is never allowed contact with anyone! He is in a module that everyone in it is protective custody for varying reasons and never allowed to have contact with each other or anyone, ” Lauri Peterson told Us Weekly earlier this month. This was after Josh had been attacked with razor blades resulting in multiple stitches to his face and twenty staples to his chest!
Tonight, a reader sent me a link to this site that you must read in it’s entirety. Here is a short excerpt. But really, click the link. You need to read the whole disgusting thing.
Deputies loathe Waring for multiple reasons, including he played the primary role in exposing OCSD’s latest scandal over their illegal surveillance of inmate communications with defense attorneys and helped lead a hunger strike to protest the continual mistreatment of other inmates.
He’s now the poster victim underscoring the depths of remorseless corruption at Sheriff Don Barnes’ 4,000-employee department with a billion-dollar annual budget.
In August, after hearing detailed reports that Waring had been beaten and psychologically tortured by deputies, I notified Barnes’ executive staff that reporters were watching. But instead of delivering jail safety with the self-proclaimed “utmost of integrity,” deputies may have responded by creating situations in which other inmates have gotten opportunities to attack Waring, which is quite a feat given he’s in a “total separation” section of protective custody.
Joel Garson, Waring’s attorney, says Barnes’ staff has “engaged in a scheme to severely injure or kill” Josh. According to Garson, officers retaliated against his client by concocting a lame excuse to move him for 10 days to the “HOLE,” a dark cell with a defective toilet and the smell of feces and urine. On another occasion, Josh was stripped, thrown in a cold cell, denied his seizure medicine and ignored for two days.
An OC local sent me the story. This is an excerpt from that email
At best the Orange county sheriffs can be brutal, and I think they are out for Josh because he uncovered their wiretapping of inmates. I somewhat feel sorry for Josh, because it seemed like he just fell by the wayside when his mom became involved and married George Peterson, she took both the younger and older daughter to live with them, but not Josh.There was a reporter for the OC weekly that even took Josh in the beginning, then he ended up living with George Petersons first wife, who was living with Dennis Rodman at the time, this was all documented in the OC weekly. I hope Josh survives this.
I’ve been following this for years. Its a tragic story and I’ve always wondered why she hasn’t gotten him out. Especially if his life is in danger. She wouldn’t have to pay the entire million bit maybe her husband is unwilling
Wow, I cannot imagine the fear and mental/physical/emotional torture he must be going through! I agree with you about Lauri not having to pay the full million! HER picture is what is under “Narcissist” in the dictionary! She could give 2 shits on what happens to her boy! It Really IS such a sad, sad situation.
Is she even married to George anymore?? I thought they had split quite awhile ago, actually ?
I’m going to try and keep my eyes open so I can read the article TT posted and Google some things to get updated on this chitshow! I didn’t have Any inkling what he was prison for and/or accused of doing! I’m not quite sure what rock I’ve been under recently ?♀️
If I remember correctly, it was Lauri’s former boyfriend (from the first year of OC) who got Josh hooked on drugs. She pretty much wrote him off & deserted him once she got with George. Sad, sad situation. I remember reading the updates every week from that OC weekly.
My daughter’s an addict who I’ve had to write off after having lost everything trying to get her help.
I’ve no idea why Lauri isn’t putting up the bail money, but he has a father who isn’t either. Perhaps neither has the funds to do so.
She is with George. In fact, right at the time they were really going to be empty nesters, they ended up with Josh’s biological daughter. Since then, they have adopted her and are raising a young one. I sometimes wonder if there isn’t some behind the scenes complication about worrying about having CPS involved in their lives if they bring Josh home (if he is even eligible for bail). He was DEEP into drugs when she married George. People keep pointing fingers at her for not “helping” him when she married George, that she didn’t have him move in with them. HE WAS AN ADULT. Having him move in at that point would have been enabling, not helping.
You’re absolutely right! It’s Always tricky when it’s a loved one that has an addiction, it’s truly a very fine line. Obviously there is more that has gone on that we don’t know of, but when a parent can’t help their child with their addiction, and the person with the addiction does Not want help, everyone starts blaming the parent for not helping. There’s only so much someone can do when the addict doesn’t want, or think they need, help.
I disagree. Tough love usually ends up with your loved one dead. He was a teen when this started and Lori had the means to help him. I don’t know all of the details but it seems she was more concerned with keeping her lifestyle than helping Josh. Josh was an adult in number only. Drug addicts have arrested development. If you start heavy usage at a young age, you stay there. He may have been 18 but in reality was 14. I’m so sad over this.
I wonder what the ballistics of the bullets show? Do they match Josh’s gun? Were there any witnesses to the shooting?
The gun was never located but the bullet casings found in Josh’s car with Josh’s fingerprints on them match them bullets pulled out of his victim Danny! Guilty!
I’m a victim witness….I saw the whole thing! I’m lucky to be alive! Josh is guilty!
So you keep saying…
I am not casting doubt on your story. (I guess you are the one known as Jennifer M.) ANY prisoner should be kept SAFE in jail. Those awaiting trial and those found guilty. It is not up to the guards or the prisoners to determine who is safe inside. If the system fails one, it fails all. YOU DESERVE to testify in court against him to see justice done. (Is he still his own lawyer?) That’s how it SHOULD be done. Not by guards not doing the job WE pay them to do
Does the Orange County DA know you discuss your proposed trial testimony re Josh Waring on chat rooms?
Exactly, Nanette. I don’t know much about the evidence in this case other than Josh fled the scene in what was apparently a stolen vehicle. During that time he likely threw the gun. It was never recovered.I don’t think a single person here is weighing in on his guilt or innocence. The point is, in the USA we should not have a suspect in jail getting physically attacked over and over in fear of his for THREE YEARS awaiting trial. If he’s found guilty for attempted murder, Then let him do his time. The guards ONE JOB is to keep everyone alive and safe in prison.
Yes, I am Jenn M. I’ve just since married. I do agree with you Nanette everyone deserves to be kept safe…I just have a very hard time having any sympathy for Josh! No….. as far as I know he is not representing himself anymore or again or whatever, but that can change away the drop of a hat depending on justice mood.
I have to weigh in. My son was in Josh’s sitch. He was so frightened and menaced. I am not defending bad behavior, but he was treated differently due to his color and race. I got the best attorney but I feared every day he was incarcerated that he would be harmed. Only his fellow prisoners kept him from being molested or hurt. If Josh has none of this, I fear for him.
When Josh was a teen it seemed like Lauri couldn’t be bothered by him. Like it was an inconvenience to her life. I always felt bad for him. To some degree he’s a product of his environment.
OK, here’s the deal: For years, the OC Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s office have engaged in a shit-ton of corruption. It’s one reason why the long-time DA finally got the boot last year, and it’s why someone who was convicted of a 2011 mass shooting was spared the death penalty (since the DA was caught fabricating evidence during his trial).
Coming from OC, I know how corrupt local government and law enforcement can be over there. I don’t know enough about Josh’s case to know whether or not he’s guilty, but I know enough about OC law enforcement to know they play very dirty.
I trust you more than the publication.
I know scary, sad, and funny stories about guards in federal prisons/camps. Some, I witnessed, others, just heard, but I believe them. Most of the guards are good, but the others … not.
You can trust OC Weekly, and especially R. Scott Moxley. He’s a very respected journalist in Orange County who’s been covering local law enforcement scandals for over a decade. If he says shit’s going down, you better believe shit’s going down.
I know there are good cops in OC. The unfortunate reality is that some of the folks at the highest levels of power in Orange County are so corrupt that I can’t rule out that Josh Waring may really be telling the truth here.
I am not convinced josh Waring is an innocent / abused whistle blower. There is a reason they won’t put a 1mil lien against their house or pay 100k outright to bail him out. Theo Lacy is a vicious jail, this sort of attack is common place. especially when the guards, etc view such attacks as keeping inmates in line
PS. I agree. OC weekly is THE best source for our news.
The point is that he hasn’t been convicted of ANYTHING and has been rotting in jail for a while getting abused. I really don’t care if he shot someone (who did not die) or not. They are going to kill him in there.
He’s guilty! I was there, I saw him do it! Josh gets what he deserves
His mother doesn’t bail him out because then her name is out of the paper as well! It’s all b.s. stop feeling sorry for Josh, he tried to kill us!
I agree with you. He’s in danger
I actually thought he had been convicted because this has gone on for years. I wonder if a trial date has been set
I have a sad feeling that Laurie’s husband is why she has not been able to bail him out. They have the money. It makes no sense. Her son’s life is in danger. I would be sneaking stuff out of the house and selling it to get my son out of there.
That’s what I think too. They live in a million dollar neighborhood and drive the finest cars, they must have money to at least help him with his legal fees. If I remember correctly he was arrested during the first season of RHOC and his mother left him in jail then too – he was only 16. I don’t think she bailed him out then either. It seems like he had problems that were never addressed. He gave an interview recently and said he began drinking and smoking pot at age 12…that’s 6th grade. Not sure if he ever got the help he needed as a kid?
They don’t live in a million dollar neighborhood. They live in a ranch style home in the back hills of San Juan Capistrano.
Coto De Caza IS a multi million dollar community, ranch style as it may be! Obviously you’ve never personally been there which I’m assuming is the same about Theo Lacy considering you’re a female! I find it both ignorant and well…. embarrassing for you that you speak with such confidence about things you know nothing about. Sit this one out cheryl I think it’s over your wee little head!
Cheryle is an OC local and a longtime respected commenter here. It’s been interesting have some thug on the scene here. But you are going to have to respect my commenters if you want to stay.
Hmmmm sounds like you’re as ignorant as your long time respected commenter! You call me a thug? You threaten to kick me off yur silly little site for pointing out the obvious? Kick me off…. live in for fantasy world and continue to believe the bullshit Josh and his mother shove down everyone’s throat! YOU are part of the problem! I was shot at by a thug wannabe…. that doesn’t make me anything other than a victim! It’s really sad how quick you are to judge! Deuces….. I’m out!
Jenn, you sound like you’ll make an excellent witness! I’m sure whoever subpoenaed you will be thrilled that they did so.
Cheryle, they live in San Clemente, not San Juan Capistrano. I live in Orange County. Josh Waring is known to law enforcement. He has an extensive criminal record, going back years. He’s known on the streets for being a violent punk gang wannabe. I know someone who witnessed the crimes he’s presently in prison awaiting trial on. There’s a mountain of evidence, all starring him. He’s not being set up by anyone. Lauri frequents his hearings because…she’s writing a book. She has never passed up the opportunity to cash in on his her son’s life.
Thanks for the information, Jeanie. Cheryle also lives in Orange County. She is not however tracking Lauri’s every move. Is your witness friend Jenn who is also posting here or someone else?
Lauri says she will pay for rehab, medications etc., will raise his daughter but never pay for legal fees.
The man who was shot said it was different person that shot him originally. Said it was a different car also. The man he named was a CI.
Josh was arrested within 10 mins after fleeing. He was, as were his cloths and the car for gun shot residue, No residue found anywhere. The gun had to be fired from within the car to have bullets ejected inside car. Residue should be everywhere.
It was a drug house and a lot were there that night.
Josh wasn’t arrested until hours later and there were bullet casings in his car with his fingerprints on them that matched the bullets pulled out of Danny’s body! Danny was confused right after he was shot and doesn’t even really remember what happened because his brain has blocked it due to the trauma of the whole event
Callipatti’s version of events i highly inaccurate. Josh was arrested nearly eight hour later after potentially dumping the gun, and changing clothes. IJS. I know Jenn thinks I am being a bitch to her, but I’m really just enforcing the commenting rules and Jenn definately has her facts straight. I believe she was there at the time of the shooting. If you stick your hand out a window to shoot someone, there will be no gunshot residue inside the car. Jenn will have to tell us if he was inside or outside the car anyway. ALLEGEDLY, if Josh shot Daniel, he had plenty of time to ditch the gun, wash up, put on new clothes and attempt to cover his tracks. He fled police when they tried to pick him up in Santa Ana.
Because there were WITNESSES, apparently including the newest Jenn, and based on my deep dive into the situation he is probably guilty.
That said. I think we need prison reform where inmates guilty or innocent, black or brown or white are not killed in jail before they even get to plead their case. It’s called a JUSTICE system. Everyone deserves a fair trial and not to be sliced and diced in prison or held for three years without trial. Also the OC Jail was recording calls between a PRETRIAL inmate and his attorney. None of that is okay. Guilty or not. We have a right to a speedy and fair trial in this country.
To be fair TT, you were being a bit of a bitch…I mean you did call me a thug, it’s ok forgive you, I too can be quite the bitch on occasion! All that aside, to answer your question…… Josh was inside the car in the driver seat and shot out the passenger side window which was down…. that made sense right? Lol! Another thing that the media keeps forgetting to mention is the fact that Josh’s story has changed multiple times from he wasn’t even there to his now version of he actually saw Goldstein pull the trigger! Unbelievable! And don’t even get me started on his mother….ugh…. that’s a novel of batshit crazy in and of itself….. another time maybe! For now I’ll stick to Josh. When his phone calls were being recorded he was representing himself and last I checked the law says attorney client Privilege…… Josh was acting as both and I’m pretty sure he wasn’t calling himself! Inmates have the right for their conversations with their attorneys to not be recorded or even listened too….. these calls were made to his family and girlfriend, if he’s stupid enough to discuss defense strategies with people other than an attorney well then that’s on him! And the nerve of him to demand the judge throw out 3 counts of attempted murder on a technicality is nothing short of absurd and just shows his arrogance and ignorance. Josh thinks he’s above the law and that the rules don’t apply to him. I can’t wait for a jury to put that little bitch in his place like his mother should have a long time ago. Who knows maybe this whole thing could’ve been avoided!
Just a LITTLE BIT OF A BITCH. And it was a drug house and you have to admit that when you find yourself in the same place as Josh Waring, it’s like that you have something in common with Josh Waring…
If Josh was shooting out of the passenger side while in the drivers seat there may in fact be gunshot residue in the car. Did they look for that?
Also why was he shooting at Daniel in the first place?
Exactly TT! Jenn is on here yelling at everyone who has sympathy for Josh’s conditions in prison, but why were you being shot at sweetie? Why were you at a drug house?
Josh wasn’t shooting at Danny, he was shooting at Ronnie, the one he had gotten into it with earlier that night….. Ronnie was telling Josh to leave and that he wasn’t welcome at our house which Josh already knew. He wasn’t welcome there because he had pulled a gun on one of the girls there among other people as well. So what’s Josh do….. leave to go get his gun apparently and came back to shoot Ronnie. Danny, Ronnie and I went outside to see who was reving their engine and honking their horn at 2:30 in the morning and that’s when Josh unloaded his gun on us. Why was I at a drug house you ask….. because I used to do drugs and this house was actually a sober living home. I was sober the night of the shooting and my husband and I have remained so since.
Theo Lacey is a very dangerous jail. Prison inmates have been transferred there by the state to save money. That jail is full of Mexican Mafia still doing business in there, drug cartel and gang members. It is known that the guards do little to intervene. I hope he is separated from the main population.. I have heard many stories of attacks and criminal activity in there. I used to work in the system.
I read the whole story. R. Scott Moxley tells a credible tale. Sending someone to the hole usually is punishment for anything from throwing food to having an improvised weapon in their cell/cube. But the toilets should work, food, water and meds supplied. Just being in solitary with no communication with loved ones and without any privileges is a huge punishment. People can go crazy in the hole. Humans are pack animals, not meant to live alone.
Read the comments too. There are pro-OCSD and against. One person says it sounds like classic in-prison drug-debt retaliation. That may be true, BUT the guards had to have ignored the danger he was in. Not like it was in line at the cafeteria or in the yard with a sudden cluster around him. It’s THEIR JOB to protect the prisoners. They either are incompetent, crooked, or afraid to speak up.
As Moxley and others have reported over the years, the Sheriff’s Department and DA’s office have cultivated a network of snitches in the criminal underworld they’ve relied on to produce evidence in cases they need to strengthen before going to trial. IMHO, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if some commanding officer has been encouraging guards to look the other way while certain inmates have at it with Josh.
The more I think of this case, the sadder I feel.
Why are we allowed to treat inmates this way? It’s so inhumane and I feel overwhelmed by our carceral state.
So shocking I am near tears here that’s so sad that poor boy NO ONE deserves this:(
Josh deserves it!
Nobody deserves to be treated inhumanely. If he us guilty than yes he deserves to be incarcerated. But nobody deserves to be locked up in the hole and allowed to be beaten by other inmates. The fact that you are saying he deserves it speaks volumes.
What speaks volumes is you commenting on something to which you haven’t read all the comments too! Yes, my initial reaction was Josh deserves it and if you had taken the time to read on you would have seen where I took that statement back! I don’t believe anyone deserves tho be treated that way, not even that low life. But try seeing it from my point of view…… how do you think you would feel about someone that tried to kill you and your husband and your good friend?? I’m guessing you wouldn’t be sending them a Christmas card! Not that it matters but I’m sure you’re in no position to judge…. no one is, not even me! Josh tried to kill me and believe me, i struggle with how that makes me feel towards him. I do not like living with hate in my heart and the fact is I don’t hate Josh but it sure would make it alot easier to forgive him if he would just admit the truth that he did in fact poull the trigger that night that almost killed my friend, my husband and myself.
This happens in jails all across the country. Thousands of innocents rot away on trumped up charges and fight against dirty, corrupt law enforcement officials. But unfortunately, they are black, live in less affluent zip codes and have mothers who are not attached to a famous reality show. I know ur shallow enough and racist enough to not care but really??? Some how, we are all supposed to give a shit?
Actually, many of us do care. I’m trying my best not to violate the rules here, so I’ll just say I’ve seen a lot of this for myself where I live now. And of course, communities of color have to deal with this kind of shit all the time in Orange County.
Since we often talk about RHOC in these parts, and since some of us remember the very earliest days of the show, we know who Josh Waring is and the problems he’s been struggling with since RHOC Season 1. Just because we’re concerned about Josh doesn’t mean we don’t care about black and brown folks who live with this awful shit all the fucking time.
They’re not just black. If you’re poor, you’re screwed.
I don’t know if it’s Lauri, but I would bet George doesn’t want him around his family. There are 5 kids at home, two very young. I see them around. George also has contract work with Orange County so that could be another reason he wouldn’t want to be involved.
Lauri talked about not posting bail for Josh in an interview Jeff Lewis on his Sirius show (Sept 23rd). She wanted him to get clean bc rehab had failed so many times. Lauri talks about the trial set for is Nov 4th but there is some appeal that could change that date – something about an appellate decision. ?♀️
Lauri seems to think Josh is clean and sober in jail. From what I have read there are tons of drugs in that jail.
I worked for the SC Department of Corrections my senior year at South Carolina and it’s easier to get drugs in prison than on the outside.
If they bail him out, he’ll need a place to stay. With his history of drug addiction, I wouldn’t do it either. Especially if she’s raising his daughter. Take it from someone who tried for YEARS to help an addicted family member- it never stops, and the fear of being harmed by him or his affiliates is real. She’s raising his daughter- that’s the best way she can help and not put that child in harm’s way. It’s such a catch 22.
I agree. I would not bail him out either.
With his addiction issues, why isn’t a bail out only if he enters in patient treatment an option? I have an addict for a son, 14 months clean and sober, and he spent 2 weeks in jail, not on Josh’s level of course, my point is I have been in Lauri’s shoes. Honestly though, and I can say this with conviction, unless Josh wants help nothing and no one can get him help. I paid for 5 rehabs stints for my son over 15 years and his father paid for another 3. It was not until our son decided he wanted to be done with it all that he was able to enter rehab and actually get clean for the first time in 15 years.
So happy for your son and hope for continued sobriety. It’s like dying everyday when you have a child who’s addicted. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
Thank you Ktina. For the first time I believe him because he readily says “I’m a bipolar addict in recovery.” He never would treat his bipolar before and never would agree he was an addict. That gives me hope…also that I know he is still actively working with NA and AA.
It’s hard to get clean, but once you clear that hump, you realize NOTHING in your sober life is as difficult as getting your dope every day. Bless you for supporting your son. I would not have made it without my family’s support. I hope for both of you that your son stays on his new, good path.
Has he been arrested before? I’m wondering if his mom has posted bail in the past and he skipped out on a court date and caused her to lose the bail money posted.
Well, I’m in the minority here but Josh has been a handful since a child as shown on TV. In and out of juvie, violence, gun issues, drug arrests, etc. so it wasn’t that surprising when he ended up in the clink this last time. Laurie has said multiple times that she isn’t bailing him out because he’s clean and sober while in jail. This, to me, is a strange way of looking at incarceration. “Well, at least he’s clean and sober in there” instead of wondering what steps HE will take when he gets out to stay that way. Josh is now an adult. His choices are HIS choices. He chooses to let his behavior control him instead of him controlling his behavior. I live in OC half the year and happen to know many OC Sheriffs personally. They are hard working and follow the law to a T and ever since LE hands have been tied, they have a rougher time than usual, as do all LE, thanks to the SJW’s. You can’t blame inmates behavior on the Sheriffs who work the jails. There are a set of rules that are to be adhered to and if you don’t adhere to them, then you have to suffer the consequences. And, for the record, Josh was not the first person to complain about recording phone conversations. Under CA state law, which was amended in 1994 (Section 2600) you are told numerous times that your phone conversations will be and are recorded. I imagine, since 1994, there have been numerous prisoners pissed off about this. If RHOC didn’t exist, nobody would know who Josh Waring was, so ruminate on that for awhile. And so, once again, Josh plays the victim. He also forgets that after you commit crimes and break laws and are arrested and awaiting trial, you are incarcerated. Meaning… you gave up your rights. Now, do I condone the jailers beating inmates? No. But that didn’t happen. His latest predicament while incarcerated is just the latest in a string of issues HE CREATED while locked up. Drugs, fighting, etc. In summary: Laurie proved her stellar parenting skills while on the show. Imagine what we didn’t see. Josh is now an adult with a history of juvie, multiple arrests, violence, drug use and gun charges. Addiction is the least of his problems right now. And yes, I had family members with addiction problems, but if they don’t want help, then it’s time for tough love and you walk away and live your life. They made the choices they made on their own. Conscious choices.
As Baretta said over and over and over “Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time.” And as Jim Carrey screamed at his client in “Liar, Liar”… STOP BREAKING THE LAW.
“Laurie proved her stellar parenting skills while on the show” Oh really? I must have missed that episode..
It was sarcasm.
Like the rest of your rant?
Josh Waring has spent his entire life being a drug addicted criminal who has wrecked havoc on his entire family. I have a really hard time feeling sorry for him.
Agreed… Granted, I don’t think of Laurie as Mother of the Year or anything (she seemed more sidetracked finding a rich husband during the early seasons of OC) but he made his own bed…
I feel anyone who can shine a light on the need for jail reform – the better. If his mother’s celebrity can help bring the torture going on in jails in OC & across the country to light and give it some exposure, this is a good thing for everyone. Will it make a difference to the to a man in middle America today, probably not. But, if more people that are made aware, maybe, someday, down the road we may see change. This was enlightening to me as I knew very little about the abuse in the jail system. However, I know the most sadistic person I grew up with became a cop. He killed animals in very sick & demented ways. It makes me think about him. (I do know that there are many, many good men & women in this world who are cops)
Everyone that I know who became a cop were bullies in school. It scares me that they became cops.
Ktina, yes or the ones that got bullied. I see more of those guys than the bullies. Now it’s their turn to get back at everyone who picked on them.
I really wish someone wanted to hear the victim’s side of the story, you know, the truth about the shooting! It seems no one is interested in hearing that though! I’m so sick of reading about Josh and his mom proclaiming his innocence….. she wasn’t even there that night! Also, has no one notice Josh looks like he’s back on drugs and literally has no defensive wounds from his so called attack. I mean if I were fighting for my life like Josh says he was, I think I’d have some defensive wounds on my arms and hands. I think Josh set the whole thing up as a last ditch effort to either get sympathy before court next month or to one again delay the trial or both! You want to know the truth? I was there and I’ll tell you…… Josh is guilty period!
So I presume you will be testifying?
Yes I will be testifying….. just got my subpoena yesterday actually.
Great! When is the trial?
Supposed to be November 4th but will most likely be delayed again. My contact said something about a motion being filed or something. My guess, Josh is pulling yet another one of his stunts to delay and get more sympathy and publicity. This has been going on for over 3 years now and it’s gotten to be ridiculous! Had the first judge not denied Josh his right to a speedy trial, this would have been done and over a couple years ago and Josh would be sentenced and safely behind bars never to see the light of day again! The guy is a menace and his mother is only playing the concerned mother to keep her “has been” name in the papers….. it’s pathetic and embarrassing, she should be ashamed of herself carrying on the way she does! Before the shooting happened, she didn’t want anything to do with him. She says she’s in fear for his life….I call bullshit! Lady has more than enough money to post his bail but then that should mean no more publicity so in jail he sits…. that’s just Shitty mom 101!
I understand that defendants have the right to a speedy trial. Most waive that right on the advice of their lawyers. Unfortunately, that means witnesses, survivors, families of victims are left “serving time” on the outside. I had to testify in a car crash once. I wrote down the details right after I gave my police report. Two years later, I was glad I did. The lawyer for the person I saw blow through the light tried to undermine my testimony. I began to doubt myself. I worried I lost the case for the wronged party. The jury found for “my” side. His lawyers told me afterward that the opposing lawyer made the other two witnesses fall apart. I understand you had a terrifying PERSONAL experience so the details likely are engraved in your memory. BEST WISHES for a positive outcome. The waiting SUCKS.
I wasn’t at the shooting as you were, but as anyone who follows true crime and watches documentaries knows eye witness testimony can be very shaky at best. And also I read somewhere it was a known drug house that was fire upon, if that so and you were there were you high? Not victim blaming just pointing out what questions I would have. Hindsight is always 20/20, are you proud of every choice you’ve made in your life? Parents do make mistakes, and we Really regret them terribly. I don’t know that I would ever bail my kids out of jail, or pay their legal bills, I would visit and put money on their commissary account. That doesn’t mean I suck as a mother it just means that I have rules and boundaries. Again I wasn’t there and that doesn’t even matter, when an inmate is in custody they shouldn’t have to worry about getting killed inside while waiting for the wheels of justice to turn.
TT, I’m just glad you’re shedding light on this situation by posting it along with the link to the article. It’s frightening to realize the corruption and abuse of power all over our country when it comes to law enforcement. I know there are still some decent cops but as a whole, I’d say our country is fucked. This is one example. It feels like we can relate because we saw this troubled kid grow up on tv. He is still innocent until proven guilty. Sadly, he might not live long enough for anyone to prove anything. Breaks my heart.
When you are innocent and in jail there is no difference in treatment than the convicted.
it’s nice to read so many of you believe it is just fine to ignore the rights of the accused, innocent until a court ruled differently. Even going straight to revenge in your words instead of sentencing. Why do we bother to feed these guys, why can’t they work for their food if outsiders won’t pay for it? Why give them showers, clothing, visits, etc?
TT TT ** let them comment/talk, send a copy of these comments to Josh’s attorney
I can’t really fault the witness for her lack of empathy toward Josh. She believes he is the one who was shooting that night. She claims she was there. Her IP resolves to the general region. I take her at her word. If I were in the shoes she claims, I wouldn’t give a shit about his conditions either.
However, we have got to get out jail/prison systems TOGETHER. I’ve been reading up on the OC jail problems and this is simply not the kind of jail system that is acceptable. It is a systemic problem all over this country. And many of the prisoners trapped in this nasty environment are PRE TRIAL INMATES who are poor and lack the resources to pay even the smallest bail. Something must be done.
In other news, I am trying to decide if I want to watch David Muir’s interview with the girl who was stabbed by her friends due to that whole Slenderman crap. It may be too much for me.
I have it set to record. I’ve seen at least two shows on this creepy case, but this is the survivor’s first interview. If you want, I can give you my 1-10 rating on horrorshow creepiness, teenage angstiness, etc. before you watch.
If you want to watch something new, check out DNA of Murder, “starring” my hero, Paul Holes. In Episode 1, he is joined in the investigation with Yolanda McCleary; in Episode 2, Loni Coombs. It’s on Oxygen. First two On Demand, Episode 3 tomorrow night.
I watched. I was mesmerized. I had not really followed the trial because it was such a dark thing. I recommend it if you are interested in true crime kind of stuff, I may check out the DNA thing. Thanks Nan for the suggestion.
@TT: I decided to forgo 20/20 tonight. I am watching documentary, Saudi Women’s Driving School instead. So far, it is really good.
As for Josh, who knows? I can guarantee he is not sober behind bars. I don’t know the circumstances of his lack of relationship with his birth father, but we know that Laurie was not mom of the year. Her oldest two always seemed left to their own devices while mom was busy basically being the Orange County version of a yacht girl to snag a rich hubby.
I do understand and respect your opinion. And you do ask a good question that im sure many people want to know the answer too…. so I’ll answer….. yes or was a known drug house and no I wasn’t high. I realize that may be hard to believe but at the time of the shooting I was pregnant and 100% sober! I shortly there after miscarried unfortunately. Do I have regrets in my life, sure I do, who doesn’t? I’m a mother of 3 and know the heartaches that can come with being a parent. I would even go so far as to say I understand laurie’s decision to not bail Josh out for fear that he would likely start using again and most likely fall back into that lifestyle or worse, overdose and die! I have a very hard time believing that’s the case with laurie. She’s just a little too concerned with publicizing everything and always ready with pictures in hand to get into the stories. I think if I were truly in fear for my child’s life the first thing I did wouldn’t be to teach for the phone to call the tabloids. But hey everyone handles shit differently and it’s not my place to judge. All of that being said, before that night, I had never met nor seen Josh but I can tell you with 100% certainty that the person who came to the house earlier that night and the one that came back later and unloaded his gun on Danny, myself and my husband (my then bf) was Josh Waring! No confusion here! Since the shooting my husband and I have had no run ins with the police and continue to work and be functioning members of society. Since Josh has been in jail he’s caught several more charges…… the guy just can’t seem to behave himself even when in jail! No I do not think anyone should be treated to horribly in jail or out but one has to ask themselves……. is he really being mistreated or is this just all part of his bullshit to make himself look like the victim and get sympathy. I know I sleep alot better at night knowing he’s locked up! He’s made his bed and when you play with dogs your gonna get fleas….. Josh is a flea and in my opinion a waste of life! But hey, that’s just me!
Hey, it’s probably not a good idea to keep commenting on this if you are a witness.
I don’t doubt what you are saying but you don’t want his lawyers pulling this up and twisting it in some way.
You make a great point and I’m glad you brought it up…. here’s my view on that…I have never not once wavered from what I know to have happened that night. I have literally sat back for over the years and like all of you read all the twisted bullshit Josh and his mom and attorneys have pushed down everyone’s throats. I have just as much right and freedom of speech protecting me as it does them. I’m not worried about my words getting twisted or dirt being dug up on me…..i am an open book….. I’m not perfect and I’ve made mistakes in my life like anyone else. I’ve never tried to take anyone’s life tho and that’s where Josh and I differ! I don’t judge him for being addict, I too know that struggle and have thankfully overcome. I have never nor will I ever state anything other than the truth about that night. There’s only 4 peepee in this planet that know what really happened that night and one of them i believe doesn’t even remember due to the trama of being shot. Josh may say he’s innocent but he knows the truth…..God knows the truth! If Josh doesn’t have to answer for it in this life you can be sure he will in the next!
I believe you.
Just dont comment on this. If you have have to testify in open court on a murder case, dont talk about it on the Internet. I don’t know any details about this, we don’t need to know what you know. You can spill later. Protect yourself.
Whatever she says here is what she is saying in court. Stop.
Why do have to stop?
Btw: I’d like to thank you TamaraTattles and all her comments for allowing me to tell my side. If geeks really amazing to finally be heard even if it’s only in this commentary. I appreciate your time……..XOXO
Again, I believe you. I have investigated this situation beyond the one article I posted and now know more than I did before. I’m glad you ended up here, I’m sorry that Daniel was shot. No one deserves that. Just as no one deserves to be killed in jail. If there were matching bullets in the car with his fingerprints (to my knowledge that is not public information) it should be an open and shut case and your nightmare will end. And hopefully that will make you feel a bit safer.
I’m glad I ended up here too! This has literally been the only place I’ve been able to speak on this without my words being immediately deleted. Can you say frustrating….ARGH! Well as you can tell im more than happy to tell my side to anyone who wants to listen….. if only I can get the press to hear me out!
I am pretty sure I can make that happen for you.
I was hoping you might say that! Lol..I believe you have my number and email….. contact me anytime…..I really do appreciate it
It’s already done. I don’t have your number and I don’t have a cell phone, because, dinosaur who RESISTS lol. I should know something soon. I’m my site name at gmail. So you can always update me there.
I believe all victims and witnesses need a voice. I’m here if you need me. BUT I also believe in a fair trial for the accused and that jails should be as safe as possible. Even Charles Manson lived for a long time in jail. He’s not going to get the death penalty for this in a court of law. If he gets it in the OC fucked up jail… that’s not how the American legal system is supposed to work.
I am glad you are here, Jenn. This must be A FUCKING LOT. It’s been three years for you too. Which is why I feel like this should all have been dealt with right way and the thing I don’t understand is why this is taking so long to go to trial.
Thank you, It has been alot and difficult at times but I don’t want anyone feeling sorry for me or us rather…… we’re all adults and definitely weren’t living our best lives at that point in time, not that anyone deserves to be shot or shot at but like I said earlier…. you play with a dog and you’re gonna get fleas! We’ve come a very long way since that night way back when and I’m grateful for that. The reason this had taken so long is one reason and one reason alone….. Josh has done everything in his power to slow this thing down…..putting off the inevitable. But his day off reckoning is iminant (did I spell that right…yikes) anyway point is, he can delay as long as he likes but the truth will never change and the end will never go away. He will have to face this, he can’t avoid his fate forever.
Jenn – I appreciate your comments and good luck in court.
If Josh’s mom and dad are still attending his court hearings and keeping in touch with him, maybe that’s the level of support they’re comfortable with. I’m sure they love him, and
Lori is raising his daughter. He’s an adult. I’m interested to learn the results of an independent investigation regarding his injuries while in custody.
I understand and appreciate the concern on me speaking out on here…… my husband shares your concern. All I can say is im not worried because I speak the truth and I have just as much right as they do. They’ve had the years to spew their bs for the entire world to see….. I’ve only been on here one day speaking the truth……if anyone thinks I’m in the wrong well that’s their opinion but it’s not really my business what other people think of me!
Sorry TT. I meant to comment on an earlier post “why do I need to stop”. Fuck, let’s be real. If you witnessed a crime, why are you talking about on the Internet. This is insane to me..
Sweetie, it is 3 am here. Can you not just LISTEN TO ME. TIA.
It’s ok… bottom line….. if they can talk, I can talk! And believe me….I got alot to say!
You can talk but your attorney will tell you that you’re jeopardizing the case by doing so.
I don’t have an attorney because I am not seeing Josh or anyone else! I’ve been subpoenaed to testify….if it were up to me I wouldn’t have anything to do with the whole mess and if I could go back to that night I wouldn’t say I saw or knew shit!
Wait, WHAT? You were DATING JOSH?
FUCK NO! I meant sueing* I’m not sueing Josh….. autocorrect!!???
Whew. Because just when I thought you were sane… 🙂
You might still want to consult with a lawyer prior to testifying. Did you testify in a pretrial hearing or is this your first time? If you have given sworn testimony before, you or your lawyer to be needs to request a copy of that testimony for you to review. ESPECIALLY because this case has been dragging on for three years.
perjury is a crime….
You should make sure to let Josh know that!
LA_in_KY, I’m thinking the same way you are if it’s any consolation. But, clearly TT knows what she’s doing so guess we just gotta have faith in that. Something makes me think that there’s more to come on this situation. ?
Lauri was not a bad mother, she was a woman left with 3 kids, no money and minimal skills. I wouldn’t bail out my adult addict son either. He’s not reliable and he’s proven to be dangerous to himself and others. That being said, no parent wants their child to be abused and no matter what, COs are corrupt and so is LE. Recording inmate calls to attorneys is illegal. Pushing people to snitch and set other inmates up is illegal and all people have the right to not be terrorized. Josh is a piece of shit but he doesn’t deserve to die before his trial.
Should Josh be punished to the full extent of sentencing guidelines if convicted? Absolutely, but only after conviction. Waiting over three years to come to trial is a miscarriage of justice for all parties involved.
Not much to add, other than blaming anyone but the addict at this point is kind of ridiculous. I also totalky agree with TT》》”…However, we have got to get out jail/prison systems TOGETHER. I’ve been reading up on the OC jail problems and this is simply not the kind of jail system that is acceptable. It is a systemic problem all over this country. And many of the prisoners trapped in this nasty environment are PRE TRIAL INMATES who are poor and lack the resources to pay even the smallest bail. Something must be done.”
So much word!
Lauri was a single mom living in a rental apartment, working the phones for Vicki to try and make ends meet when OC started. We saw her supporting Josh, trying to get him help, trying to set him up with assistance for when he got out of jail. I think she genuinely believes that he’s safer in jail, even with all of this happening to him. Every time he gets out, he just ends up back in trouble. I think at one point she even said she fears he’ll kill someone if he’s not locked up. It’s easy to look at her in her new life and think she’s just washed her hands of him, but he seems to be one of those people that just can’t be helped.
For the record, I would just like to say……I DO NOT think it’s ok for anyone to be mistreated tortured or beaten in or out of jail including Josh! In fact, if Josh would just tell the truth and admit that he’s guilty I would completely forgive him for almost killing us! I’m pretty sure he’s not ever going to do that but I really wish he would. I am not a person that lives my life with hate in my heart and I know I stated earlier that Josh gets what he deserves but I do take that back……I just wish he would tell the truth really! They say people can’t change but I don’t believe that….I think there is hope for anyone that wants to change. As hard as it is for me to say, that even goes for Josh!
TMZ has video of the attack posted today.
https://www.tmz.com/2019/11/02/rhoc-lauri-peterson-son-josh-waring-stabbed-jail-brawl-video/
Just brutal
TT had it covered first, now hitting main-stream (you know where). A video.
After watching the video of the attack, I’m even more convinced that Josh himself planned and set up the whole thing in a last ditch effort attempt to once again delay his trial. Unfortunately for us, his victims, it worked and it has now been pushed out another 6 months at least
…. when will this nightmare end!?!? If orange county jail guards wanted Josh dead then why didn’t they let the fight go on until that was accomplished, why didn’t they just leave him to bleed out? They helped him! They got him immediate medical attention! Those aren’t the actions if people that are trying to have you killed! I wish everyone would stop listening to all the bullshit Josh his mother and his attorney keep trying to brainwash everyone with. See it for what it is. Josh has tried everything he can think of to get out of jail and to delay his trial. I almost can’t wait to see what he pulls next. If he’s innocent like he claims then he shouldn’t be afraid to stand trial! He’s arrogant, cocky and most of all a big gaping pussy! Fuck I’m so sick of this bullshit!
Jenn, WTF? Why would Josh want to DELAY HIS TRIAL? Once he is sentenced, if convicted, he would get the fuck out of that hell hole. The fact that he has been in jail PRE TRIAL for THREE YEARS is horrific. He’s clearly in fear or his life there. If convicted at least he would likely go to state prison and get the fuck out of the corrupt Orange County system. How is getting attacked MULTIPLE TIMES helping him to get our of jail. Are you sure you are still clean and sober?
The ONLY reason he’s been in there so long and hasn’t gone to trial yet is HIM! He has done everything within his power to delay the trial…… why, you ask? He doesn’t want to face the inevitable…… being sentenced! As far as him being in such humble conditions…… HE’S NOT! All that shit in the video, Josh planned! It’s funny no one remembers the two inmates that Josh was charged with slashing just since he’s been in jail but God forbid someone do it to Josh……. then all the world is in an uproar! He’s so pathetic it’s embarrassing!
Based on your bizarre theory, he wants to keep getting slashed rather than go a a prison that is not one of the most corrupt jails in the country where the guards can’t protect their inmates. Puhlease. If he knows he is guilty and going to be sentenced, it would seem he would just want to get it over with and get the fuck out or there.
I think you are too close to the case to think objectively.
Surprise surprise, guess who was in court today asking to be let out of jail on his own recognizance?! In the words of every right person ever…..I told you so!! I’m not too close to the situation to be impartial, I’ve been dealing with Josh’s bullshit for over 3 years now! He set that whole attack up, probably promised to put money on that guys books and now he’s got a good reason for the judge to actually consider letting him out on OR. Well played? I don’t think so! More like…. nice try asshole!!
P.S. mark my words…… if this latest tactic doesn’t work for Josh, guaranteed there will be something new and over the top dramatic that he tries next…… wait for it……….
I can see that I missed A LOT by not following this post.
Yep, the guy that he shot in the nuts was with two other people who are a couple. She is here commenting and keeping us up to date from the victim perspective. It’s like Jodi Arias true crime all over again.
Btw: totally forgot to mention this little gem……. …..so everyone is making a big deal about Josh being taken back to the same cell just two doors down from his attacker…… crazy how no one’s mentioned the fact that Danny has been in jail since January…… THE SAME JAIL JOSH WAS IN up until last month! Everything that Josh complains about being done to him is literally shit he’s done to other people…. he doesn’t like it so much when he’s on the receiving end of it! Ah….. thank you karma!
Wait what? Danny is in the same jail, why??? (for those following along at home, Jen, her husband? Boyfriend? and Danny are the three counts of attempted murder charges or whatever Josh is facing. Danny was the one who took the bullet to his crotch.
So um WTF? What did Danny do?
https://ocweekly.com/cop-protected-orange-county-snitch-avoids-murder-beefs-laughable-tales/
https://ocweekly.com/snitch-for-scandal-plagued-oc-prosecutors-office-is-a-shameless-fabulist/
https://ocweekly.com/prosecutor-backed-snitch-didnt-impress-murder-trial-jury/
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/why-hasnt-josh-waring-from-rhoc-been-released-from-prison.html/
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rhoc-josh-waring-warns-that-a-killer-walks-free-while-he-sits-in-prison.html/
Josh is innocent.
It’s funny……. you weren’t there the night of the shooting yet you talk as if you were! Josh is no more innocent than you are intelligent! I’ve heard about these women that get involved with men behind bars, actually even marry them! I always figured they were either crazy or just trying to get a piece of the limelight…… well we all know laurie isn’t real keen on sharing that so I’m guessing you’re just not well. None the less, good luck to you and your future with Josh, I’m sure you’ll have a fairytale happy ending. After all, I think Hannah can tell you, that’s what Josh specializes in! NOT!
Jenn, I thought you said it was a sober house where the three of you were living. Now it seems this was a drug deal gone wrong.
What happened that night may had nothing to do with drugs or drug deals gone bad! It was just done by someone drug fueled! But regardless, it happened and shouldn’t have!
Josh is being transferred out of Orange County Jail and heading to the Santa Ana City Jail where he is less likely to be murdered.
Orange County jail inmate Jose Jesus Guzman, the guy who sliced up Josh Waring in prison is set to be arraigned next month (December) on multiple new charges related to the attack — assault with a deadly weapon, infliction of great bodily injury, possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner and destroying/concealing evidence.
He is already in prison for assault with a deadly weapon and other violent charges. Josh feels like the guards allowed him out of his cell while Josh was on the phone in order to attack him in retaliation for a case he has filed against the OC jail for illegally recording his phone calls with his attorney. The OC jail says that both the attack and the recording of his privileged calls were “accidental.”
Thanks for the update Tamara. So glad they moved him out of there. He was a target that’s for sure..
Thanks for the update. Years ago I was the victim of a crime and I can speak from experience the defense will use what was posted here if there are any good at their jobs. My attacker’s lawyer got ahold of my online personal journal where I wrote about my attack and questioned it up and down and tried to trip me up big time. I only say this because I watched the man who attacked me and left me for dead get only 2 weeks in jail. Nothing I posted was shared publicly it was a personal blog and somehow it was found anyway and my writings to try and deal with my situation and my feelings were made to seem like I was lying even though it was witnessed by someone else and the guy has a violent record.
I’m so sorry that happened to you Jo. xo ~tt