The Charlie Brown Assassination Plot

A BAD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

When the cops came for the former child actor who played Charlie Brown, he was hanging out with his dog Snoopy. Now, he faces more than four years in prison over a cop-killer conspiracy.

Senior Political Reporter

Published Nov. 11 2015 5:35PM EST

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Charlie Brown in real life sounds bloodlusty as hell.

On Tuesday, 59-year-old San Diego resident Peter Robbins—a former child actor who voiced Charlie Brown in some of your favorite Peanuts TV specials from the 1960s—pleaded guilty in superior court.

“I’m mentally ill,” Robbins told

Asawin Suebsaeng

Senior Political Reporter

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The Charlie Brown Assassination Plot

When the cops came for the former child actor who played Charlie Brown, he was hanging out with his dog Snoopy. Now, he faces more than four years in prison over a cop-killer conspiracy.

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