The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ceres stand-up comedian Anthony Krayenhagen last week for making threats against the life of Supervisor Channce Condit.

The 38-year-old was taken into custody Thursday traffic stop in the parking lot of a Hatch Road tire shop. He was arraigned on Friday.

Condit discussed with the Courier the bizarre development between himself and Krayenhagen, starting when the supervisor’s office was contacted on Nov. 12.

Condit said he wasn’t acquainted with Krayenhagen and never spoke to him previously.

Condit returned the call the next day “like any other constituent and this individual” and said Krayenhagen went into “a long profanity laced rant.”

According to the supervisor, Krayenhagen told him: “I know people in these streets you never want to meet. I have the streets and they are riding with me. You will never have the streets Channce! You don’t want to find out what can happen white boy if you test me. You either leave me alone or you will find out! Just leave me alone Channce! You don’t want it with me you b---- a-- white boy. It’s on-sight with you whenever I see you next. I promise you. It’s on-sight, I promise! You better hope I don’t see you! You and your white p---- a-- friends are green lit. All of you are green lit in these streets.”

Condit said he hung up, stunned and confused about what to do but reported the call to Sheriff Jeff Dirkse. The sheriff had his Special Investigations Unit look into the allegation. The next day an arrest warrant was obtained.

Less than 24 hours later, on Nov. 14, Krayenhagen called Condit again saying he was “green lit.”

The term “green lit” can be interpreted as an authorization to harm or carry out a hit.

Condit said he didn’t respond and that Krayenhagen texted him.

“I do not know how else to take this other than my life is possibly in danger and this individual seems unhinged and unpredictable,” Condit told the Courier.

At one point Krayenhagen posted this on social media: “Supervisor Channce Condit told me yesterday on the phone he’d stop watching my profiles and he had no issues with me, yet the cyberstalking continues. Given his family’s present presence in the Chanda Levy controversy, I want it understood that I won’t be an easy case – just clarity.”

Condit said the comedian’s “behavior seems very unhinged and unpredictable.”

“I have no idea who this person is or what he or others he claims to know are capable of carrying out.”

Condit made another call to the sheriff who reported that detectives spoke to Krayenhagen and he agreed to turn himself in. But he didn’t show up as promised and evaded arrest for a week.

“Instead of doing what he committed to do, he lied to the officers that he would surrender and went directly to my place of work looking for me,” Condit explained.

Authorities say Krayenhagen attempted to throw law enforcement off his trail by ditching his cell phone somewhere in Madera. Days later he bought a new phone which showed that he was in the downtown Modesto area.

Krayenhagen was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center in lieu of $750,000 bail.

Bail would have been set at $100,000 for had he turned himself in as promised but the judge escalated the amount due to the seriousness of the continued threats made against the elected official.

Condit said the threats have placed “an enormous emotional toll on myself, my wife and children, and unfortunately is now our new reality we must endure. My life is now negatively altered forever regardless of the legal outcome. I will now constantly have look over my shoulder and watch my back in case either he or someone associated with him decides to ever take action.”

An administrative hold was also been placed on the comedian’s bail. The hold prevents a defendant from posting bail until a judge determines that his income is verified as legitimate. This type of hold is typically applied in cases where law enforcement believes the defendant poses a significant risk to public safety. Once verification is made, Krayenhagen can post bail.

The charges against Krayenhagen include 76(A) PC, a law that criminalizes knowingly and willingly threatening the life of, or threatening serious bodily harm to, a public official, their staff, or their immediate family; and 653M(A) PC, which makes it a misdemeanor to use electronic communication (like phones, texts, or emails) to make repeated or obscene calls, or to make threats with the intent to annoy or harass another person. Violators can face up to a six-month jail sentence, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.

Earlier this year Krayenhagen was the center of a verbal altercation at the Che’root Cigar Lounge in Modesto where he was performing. The comedian and 209 Times’ publisher Motecuzoma Sanchez got into heated exchange. Both men have posted on social media conflicting accounts of what transpired.   

Krayenhagen moved to Ceres from San Jose when he was nine and attended Ceres schools, graduating from Argus High School in 2005.

Krayenhagen has appeared on stage as Anthony K at the Gallo Centre in Modesto, the San Jose Improv, and at San Francisco’s Punch Line and the Purple Onion.  He has also performed at Tommy T’s Comedy Clubs in Pleasanton and Rancho Cordova.