Justin Roiland

Roiland has been charged with felony domestic violence in relation to a 2020 incident, according to documents seen by NBC.

[Cartoon Network ordered 70 new episodes](/culture/entertainment/rick-and-morty-gets-huge-70-episode-renewal-get-schwifty/) of the show, 39 of which have yet to be fulfilled. The show, which counts two Emmys among its many awards, is scheduled to continue for years to come. The alleged victim's name has not been made public, but she was reportedly dating Roiland at the time of the incident.

Roiland, who voices two of the animated TV show's characters and created video game High on Life, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A trial date has not been set. Roiland and Dan Harmon created the animated sci-fi sitcom about a mad scientist and his grandson, both voiced by Roiland. Emails seeking comment from Roiland’s attorney and representatives for Cartoon Network, which airs Rick and Morty, were not immediately returned.

Justin Roiland, the co-creator and lead voice actor of 'Rick and Morty,' is facing charges of felony domestic violence stemming from a 2020 incident.

He was arrested and released on a $50,000 bond in August of that year and was formally arraigned in Oct. NBC News reported on the criminal case against Roiland after he appeared Thursday at a pretrial hearing in Orange County, California. [Rick and Morty](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/rick-and-morty/), is facing charges of felony domestic violence stemming from a 2020 incident.

The charges are related to an incident that occurred in 2020 involving an unnamed Jane Doe who was dating Justin Roiland at that time.

The person's identity is unknown. *

Justin Roiland, the co-creator of the animated comedy series “Rick and Morty,” has been charged with domestic battery and false imprisonment in California.

Roiland won an Emmy for “Rick and Morty” in 2020 and a Hollywood Critics Choice Association TV award for the show in 2022. Roiland is best known for Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty,” which has spawned a billion-dollar media and merchandising franchise and is one of the most popular adult television comedies. Roiland was ordered to attend the hearing. The affidavit in support of Roiland’s arrest is also sealed. Many court records remained sealed but the available public documents seen by NBC News say Roiland was charged in May 2020. According to Orange County Superior Court records, Roiland pleaded not guilty to both charges in October 2020.

Justin Roiland, the creator of High On Life and founder of developers Squanch Games, has been charged with domestic violence.

Roiland was charged in May 2020, released on $50,000 bond in August 2020, and arraigned in October 2020. Roiland pled not guilty to the charges in October 2020. The alleged incident occured on or around January 19th, 2020 against an anonymous woman Roiland was dating at the time.

According to reports, the incident allegedly occurred in January, 2020. Roiland was accused of domestic violence, corporal injury, fraud. Police complaint ...

This reality is vastly different from the one she lived in till she survived an assassination attempt at the age of 15 when she was shot at by the Taliban in Pakistan in 2012. According to reports, the incident allegedly occurred in January, 2020. The case is related to an incident involving Roiland's girlfriend in 2020, according to reports.

Justin Roiland, the co-creator and star of the animated series, is charged with domestic battery and false imprisonment over an incident involving an ...

He is also ordered to turn in any firearms he owned or possessed. He denies the allegations. A criminal complaint filed by prosecutors in May 2020, and seen by NBC News, charges Roiland with corporal injury and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, and violence or deceit against the woman, who he was living with at the time.

Co-creator of 'Rick and Morty,' Justin Roiland, pleaded not guilty to domestic battery and false imprisonment in 2020 — but the charges didn't see much ...

He has since created another TV series for Hulu, Koala Man, which was released this year. On Thursday, Roiland’s case went to a pre-trial hearing, which brought the allegations back into the public eye. Roiland was charged back in May 2020, a few months after police say the incident occurred. Read next: Read more:

High on Life and Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland is facing felony domestic violence charges related to a 2020 incident.

High on Life debuted in December 2022 and quickly became a huge success — it was the [biggest Game Pass launch](https://www.polygon.com/23519406/high-on-life-xbox-game-pass-most-popular-pc) of the year. Roiland voices both of the titular characters, Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith. NBC News also reported that a protective order was filed against Roiland in October 2020, but it’s not immediately clear who filed the order. The Rick and Morty co-creator was arrested in August 2020 and released on a $50,000 bond. Roiland has been charged with two felonies: one count of “domestic battery with corporal injury” and one count of “false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, and/or deceit,” according to court records. Roiland was in court Thursday for a pretrial hearing.