Wild video showed a drunk Arizona judge with her pants down, peeing in public — with her town-official husband then wrestled to the ground while trying to prevent cops from questioning her, according to officials.
Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore Kristyne Schaaf-Olson, 42, was seen scrambling to get out of shrubbery as cops arrived around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 in Prescott, according to the video obtained by Fox 10.
Officers were called by several witnesses who saw the judge urinating in public, the police report said.
“This is disgusting,” the responding cop told Schaaf-Olson, who was so drunk she couldn’t even spell her own name, but was quick to point out that she was a judge, the affidavit said.
“This is unacceptable,” the cop told her.
Schaaf-Olson’s husband, Jason Olson — the parks and recreation manager for the Town of Chino Valley — came over to pull away his wife, repeatedly ignoring the cops’ orders to leave her, the video shows.
When he asked why she was being questioned, an officer replied, “Because I just saw her puking and urinating, exposing herself to several people.”
“No, that wasn’t her,” the husband insisted.
Jason continued trying to lead his wife away despite repeated warnings, the video showed.
“I’m going to f—king throw you on the ground if you resist,” the officer told him, moments before doing so. “I gave you several chances, and you don’t want to listen.”
“When an officer is giving you an order, you need to comply and not interfere with the investigation.”
While he was placed in a police cruiser and hauled away, several other officers arrived.
“She has her pants completely down. I’m watching her right there, she’s peeing everywhere,” the initial responding officer explained to a fellow cop. “A bunch of people see, I see.”
“She’s useless. She can’t even spell her name,” he added.
The judge was issued a citation for urinating or defecating in public. She resigned as Judge Pro Tempore in the Yavapai County Superior Court two days later.
“My resignation comes after careful consideration of current physical, medical, and family circumstances,” she said in a statement.
“The Yavapai community deserves and has judges who are steadfast in their commitment to serving Yavapai County, considering current events in my life, I believe it would be difficult to honor this commitment. I have therefore decided to resign.”
Presiding Judge John Napper said he respected and appreciated Schaaf-Olson’s decision to step down. Her replacement must be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court and approved by county leaders, AZ Family reported.
Schaaf-Olsen additionally self-reported herself to the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is looking into the matter.
She was appointed to her role in Oct. 2023 and her final day on the bench is Friday.
Her husband was cited for resisting arrest, interfering with a crime scene investigation and obstruction of government operations. He’s due to appear in court on Nov. 18.
