Arizona Judge Resigns After Public Urination Incident Caught on Body Cam

Public Indecency and Investigation

• 🚨 A Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore, Kristyne Schaaf-Olson, was found urinating in a bush in Prescott around 1:30 a.m.
• 📸 Police body cam footage captured the moment an officer arrived as she was scrambling out of the shrubbery.
• 🚫 Schaaf-Olson was observed vomiting and urinating, exposing herself to the public.

Non-Compliance and Detention

• 🗣️ When questioned, the judge was unable to spell her own last name and initially refused to comply with officer instructions.
• 🚗 She was asked to wait by a cab but refused, leading to her being detained by the officer.
• ⚠️ The officer warned her that resisting would result in her being taken to the ground.

Judge's Identity and Consequences

• ⚖️ Schaaf-Olson identified herself as "Judge Christine Olson" during the encounter.
• 📝 She was informed that her non-compliance and interference with the investigation were unnecessary, as she would have likely only received a ticket.
• 🚗 After being detained, she was asked to call someone to pick her up, and her husband was brought to speak with her.
• resigns Two days after the incident, Schaaf-Olson submitted her resignation as Judge Pro Tempore.