一个被指控撞坏了他的车本周,女演员詹妮弗·安妮斯顿在洛杉矶的家面临跟踪和故意破坏的指控。
据洛杉矶县地方检察官办公室称,48岁的吉米·韦恩·卡怀尔来自密西西比州新奥尔巴尼,被指控在过去两个月里“多次骚扰”这位前《老友记》明星,给她发送“不受欢迎的社交媒体、语音邮件和电子邮件”。
周一中午,地方检察官办公室在宣布指控的新闻稿中说,“当他据称开车撞进她的前门,造成重大损失时,所谓的骚扰达到高潮”,受害者是詹妮弗·a。
洛杉矶县地方检察官内森·霍奇曼在一份声明中说:“跟踪是一种犯罪,它可以迅速从骚扰升级为危险的暴力行为,威胁到受害者和我们社区的安全。”“我的办公室致力于积极起诉那些跟踪和恐吓他人的人,确保他们被追究责任。”
在周一发生在安妮斯顿贝尔艾尔家中的事件后,卡怀尔最初因涉嫌故意破坏而被拘留。地方检察官办公室表示,周三对他提出了跟踪和破坏他人财产的重罪指控。该办公室称,他面临严重人身伤害威胁的加重情节。
卡怀尔被拘留,不得保释,并计划于周四上午出庭接受传讯和认罪听证会。检察官表示,他们打算请求法院将保释金定为15万美元。
警方消息称,事故发生时,安妮斯顿正在家中。知情人士告诉ABC新闻,在司机被警方拘留之前,家中的私人保安拘留了他。
消息人士称,洛杉矶警察局的威胁管理小组进行了调查,该小组以前处理过涉及安妮斯顿的案件。
知情人士称,这名嫌犯有轻微的犯罪史,在事件发生前没有因为任何涉及安妮斯顿的事情而被积极调查。
事故发生后,调查人员正在调查嫌疑人的背景和社交媒体。参与调查的执法部门消息人士周三早些时候告诉美国广播公司新闻,调查人员看到多个社交媒体帖子似乎是Carwyle提到安妮斯顿。
网上记录没有列出任何卡怀尔的律师信息。如果罪名成立,他将面临州监狱三年监禁。
安妮斯顿的代表此前拒绝对此事件发表评论。
Jennifer Aniston gate-crashing suspect charged with stalking and vandalism
A man accused ofcrashing his vehiclethrough the gates of actress Jennifer Aniston's Los Angeles home this week now faces stalking and vandalism charges.
Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, of New Albany, Mississippi, is accused of "repeatedly harassing" the former "Friends" star, sending her "unwanted social media, voicemail, and email messages" over the past two months, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
The "alleged harassment culminated when he allegedly crashed his vehicle through her front gate, causing substantial damage" midday Monday, the DA's office said in a press release announcing the charges, referring to the victim as Jennifer A.
"Stalking is a crime that can quickly escalate from harassment to dangerous, violent actions, threatening the safety of victims and our communities," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement. "My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting those who stalk and terrorize others, ensuring they are held accountable."
Carwyle was initially being held on suspicion of vandalism in the wake of Monday's incident at Aniston's Bel Air home. Stalking and felony vandalism charges were filed against him on Wednesday, the district attorney's office said. He faces an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm, the office said.
Carwyle is being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning for an arraignment and plea hearing. Prosecutors said they intend to request that the court set bail at $150,000.
Aniston was home at the time of the crash, police sources said. Private security at the home detained the driver before he was taken into custody by police, sources close to the investigation told ABC News.
The Los Angeles Police Department's Threat Management Unit, which has handled cases involving Aniston before, investigated, the sources said.
The suspect, who has a minor criminal history, was not actively being investigated for anything involving Aniston before the incident, the sources said.
Investigators were looking into the suspect's background and social media following the crash. There are multiple social media posts that investigators have seen that appear to be Carwyle referencing Aniston, law enforcement sources involved in the investigation told ABC News earlier Wednesday.
Online records do not list any attorney information for Carwyle at this time. If convicted as charged, he faces three years in state prison.
Aniston's representatives previously declined to comment on the incident.