{"id":361585,"date":"2026-06-15T17:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/361585\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:01:05","slug":"fresno-raisin-heir-bruce-lion-arrested-for-allegedly-threatening-rabbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/361585\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Raisin Heir Bruce Lion Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Rabbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lions Raisin magnate Bruce Alfred Lion is in trouble with the law again.<\/p>\n<p>According to published reports, police arrested the 64-year-old Lion in Pacific Palisades on Saturday after he allegedly threatened a rabbi.<\/p>\n<p>Videos allegedly showed him shouting antisemitic slurs toward the rabbi\u2019s property and interrupting religious gatherings, <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/raisin-company-heir-arrested-after-alleged-antisemitic-harassment-in-pacific-palisades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KTLA reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County jail records indicate bail for Lion is $50,000 and he faces felony charges. He is scheduled to appear in court at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Lion Bought Home Next to Rabbi Earlier This Year<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Zushe Cunin said that Lion repeatedly voiced racist and antisemetic slurs to him and congregation members after buying the home earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want them to know they\u2019re going to hell, and it makes me happy,\u201d Lion told <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/13\/us-news\/raisin-heir-bruce-lion-was-busted-for-terror-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park condemned the alleged conduct in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hate and harassment directed at a rabbi and members of his congregation in Pacific Palisades is reprehensible and deeply disturbing,\u201d Park said. \u201cLet me be clear: hate has no home in Pacific Palisades, in Council District 11, or anywhere in the City of Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lion\u2019s Previous Legal Run-Ins<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Fresno County Superior Court Judge Michael Idiart sentenced Lion to time served and two years\u2019 probation for making criminal threats and illegal gun possession.<\/p>\n<p>In late 2023, Fresno police arrested Lion at the home of his ex-wife on North Van Ness Boulevard. Lion violated a restraining order, officers said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In September of that year, Monterey County sheriff\u2019s deputies arrested Lion for allegedly throwing rocks at cars and assaulting construction workers and deputies along Highway 1 in Carmel Highlands. In that case, he faced charges of assault, false imprisonment, resisting arrest, and assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of those cases isn\u2019t clear from available on-line records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\u202f<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lions Raisin magnate Bruce Alfred Lion is in trouble with the law again. 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