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Hossein Nayeri, 44, is already imprisoned for life without the chance of parole for his role in the sexual mutilation of a marijuana dispensary owner in a kidnapping-extortion scheme.
Nayeri and two other men climbed through a cell grate, ascended through a vent on makeshift rungs, and rappelled five stories to the pavement outside the Santa Ana jail in January 2016.
Proceedings were halted briefly after the defendant exclaimed "I'm firing you right now!" as his attorney was making closing statements in the case.
A physician who volunteered to work at Newport Harbor High School's sporting events faces up to two years in jail in October when he is scheduled to be sentenced for sending sexually charged messages to girls on the cheerleader squad, according to court records obtained Thursday.