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Robbins, 58, was taken into custody for probation violations
in February after police were called repeatedly to the mobile
home park where he has been living, and found he had cut off his
electronic monitor and was using drugs and alcohol, authorities
said.
On Friday, at a hearing to determine whether he would go back to
jail for probation violations, Robbins shouted at Judge Robert
O'Neill and repeatedly swore at the judge, Deputy District
Attorney Brenda Daly and his own attorney.
"He acted out," Daly said. "He insulted everyone he could
possibly insult in the courtroom. It raised doubts about his
competency."
Robbins pleaded guilty to charges of stalking and making threats
in May 2013, after harassing and threatening an ex-girlfriend
and the plastic surgeon who enhanced her breasts.
He was sentenced to a year in jail, but as part of a plea deal
was instead allowed to serve eight months in a residential drug
treatment facility. Upon his release, he was ordered to maintain
his sobriety and wear an electronic monitor.
Robbins was 9 years old in 1965 when he became the voice of the
world-weary yet optimistic title character of "A Charlie Brown
Christmas," a holiday classic and the first of many animated TV
specials based on the popular "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles
Schulz.
The actor went on to voice Charlie Brown in "It's the Great
Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," "You're In Love, Charlie Brown" and "A
Boy Named Charlie Brown," which aired in the 1960s. He was
replaced in later versions of the animated specials.
(Editing by Cynthia Johnston)
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