A professional poker player with more than $3 million in lifetime winnings has been in custody at a Las Vegas jail for months after he was accused of threatening a District Court judge and a World Poker Tour executive.

Jordan Cristos, 38, was arrested in June and remained at the Clark County Detention Center as of Monday, according to online jail records.

Court records show Cristos pleaded guilty Sept. 15 to a charge of felony attempted stalking with use of the internet or electronic communication. The charge stems from a series of emails and comments directed at Family Court Judge Regina McConnell, who was overseeing a child custody case involving Cristos.

Cristos is due in Las Vegas Justice Court for a custody hearing on Tuesday in a separate case, in which he is accused of sending me

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