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hree-time 500cc World Champi-
on Kenny Roberts Sr. has filed a
domestic violence order against his
37-year-old son, three-time AMA Pro
Road Racing Champion, Kurtis, with
a court date set for Monday, August
29, 2016.
In a story originally broken by
roadracingworld.com, Kurtis Rob-
erts was hand delivered a Cease
and Desist notice on August 11 on
behalf of Roberts Sr.
and his brother, 2000
500cc World Cham-
pion Kenny Roberts Jr.
"Both Messrs.
Roberts are respected
professionals in the
community and within
the racing industry,"
the notice to Kurtis
Roberts says. "They
have spent years serv-
ing the community in
their profession and building a positive reputation.
Messrs. Roberts have learned that you have en-
gaged in spreading false, destructive and defama-
tory rumors about them."
Further into the notice, Kenny Roberts Sr. al-
leges Kurtis Roberts, who at the time was living at
Roberts Sr.'s ranch with his wife and two children,
"has harassed and threatened me numerous
times over the past year." And that Kurtis Roberts,
"On or about the week of June 20, 2016, the last
time I entered my property, the person listed in 2
(Kurtis Roberts) assaulted me, choked me, and
threatened my life."
A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) was is-
sued by the Stanislaus Court
on August 5, with Kurtis
Roberts ordered to vacate
the property and stay at least
100 feet from Roberts Sr., his
home, vehicle and workplace.
According to roadracing-
world.com, the dispute report-
edly stems from an almond
tree project between Roberts
Sr. and Kurtis Roberts at
Roberts Sr.'s ranch in Hick-
man, California. Roberts Sr. allegedly severed the
partnership between himself and Kurtis Roberts
in the almond plantation, to which Kurtis replied
with threats to sue his father for damages. This,
in turn, created a rift between father and son, to
which Roberts Sr. alleges on August 3, Kurtis
Roberts "threatened to destroy my personal prop-
erty, including irreplaceable and valuable memo-
rabilia from my racing career, trees, and farming
equipment at my ranch. The person listed in 2
(Kurtis Roberts) also harassed the employees at
my property, forcing me to hire private security."
The document can be viewed here, and we will
have more on this as it unfolds. CN
The relationship
between Kenny
Roberts Sr. and
his son, Kurtis
(below), has
become toxic.
ROBERTS CLAN
SQUARES OFF IN COURT
