๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ
On October 29, 2025, a South Lake Tahoe jury found Brian โKeiferโ Chriss guilty of two felony counts of making criminal threats.
The verdict stems from an incident on July 12, 2025, at the Red Lodge in South Lake Tahoe. On that date, an employee informed Chriss that he was violating the terms of his stay and would need to reduce his belongings or face eviction. Later that day, Chriss threatened to kill the employee, stating he would โslit her throat.โ
On October 30, Judge Michael J. McLaughlin found true that Chriss had prior felony strike convictions for Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Discharge of a Firearm with Gross Negligence. The court also found that Chriss had a history of violent conduct, prior convictions of increasing seriousness, and prior prison terms.
Sentencing is scheduled for December 15, 2025. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Casey Mandrell of the El Dorado County District Attorneyโs Office.