19 Facts About Carlton Lassiter

Detective Carlton Jebediah "Lassie" Lassiter MCJ is a fictional character in the American sitcom Psych and the sequel film series of the same name, played by Timothy Omundson.

One of the main supporting characters of the detective comedy-drama show Psych, Lassiter is a ten-year veteran of the Santa Barbara Police Department, and the youngest Head Detective ever named to the force.

Carlton Lassiter has a tense relationship with Shawn Spencer that often leads to exceedingly funny situations.

Carlton Lassiter says his wife believes that he does not want children, although this is not the case.

Carlton Lassiter tells him she will never stop loving him, even though they are divorced.

Carlton Lassiter tells Lassiter that she is proud of him.

Additionally, it is revealed in the episode "Weekend Warriors" that Carlton Lassiter is an avid Civil War buff who actively participates in reenactments.

Henry's name is immediately put back on the list after he is shown it and says Carlton Lassiter's list "disturbs" him.

Marlowe is wrapped up in the criminal plot of the episode, and is sent to jail; however, Carlton Lassiter touchingly gives her a note stating that he will wait for her for the six to eighteen months that she is in prison.

Carlton Lassiter's parole officer is an officer whom Lassiter didn't call back after sleeping with her.

Carlton Lassiter tells a suspect about this, and Shawn, Gus and Juliet overhear.

Carlton Lassiter is the only character in the series to have guessed from the beginning that Shawn invented the story about being psychic to avoid investigation and became trapped in the lies; this strongly contrasts Henry, who already knew about Shawn's honed observational and deductive abilities.

Omundson describes his character's animosity towards Shawn as stemming from the fact that Carlton Lassiter has worked hard to climb the chain of command and become good at his job.

Carlton Lassiter is unaware that Shawn frequently conceals or withholds crucial evidence to conduct his own work, usually revealing the deception after the evidence is no longer necessary or it identifies the true perpetrator.

In "Extradition: British Columbia," after successfully apprehending a master thief that he has spent years tracking down, the thief rebuffs Carlton Lassiter's gloating, commenting that he has no idea who Carlton Lassiter is.

In contrast to Shawn's mercurial demeanor, Carlton Lassiter is remarkably consistent and stubborn, with none of these deflating instances nor Shawn's constant belittling ever impacting his ego for more than a few moments.

Carlton Lassiter is a Republican, having punched Shawn in the face when he said that Ronald Reagan was a terrible president.

Carlton Lassiter has mentioned that he believes climate change is a hoax.

Carlton Lassiter is very protective of his partner, Juliet O'Hara, and sees her as a little sister.