A Mississippi man faces as much as three years in jail after he allegedly stalked and harassed Jennifer Aniston for greater than two years, culminating in a dramatic incident this week the place he crashed his automobile by means of her gate whereas she was dwelling, authorities mentioned.
Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, of New Albany, Miss., was charged Wednesday with one rely every of felony stalking and felony vandalism, the L.A. County district legal professional’s workplace introduced. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
Carwyle drove his automobile into the gate of Aniston’s Bel-Air dwelling at 12:20 p.m. Monday and was held at gunpoint by one among Aniston’s personal safety guards till police arrived, authorities mentioned. He sustained minor accidents within the crash and was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Division.
Carwyle has been harassing the “Associates” actor since March 2023, sending her undesirable messages over social media, voicemail and e-mail, prosecutors allege.
Along with the felony fees, he faces an aggravating circumstance of the specter of nice bodily hurt. Carwyle faces as much as three years in jail if convicted as charged.
Prosecutors intend to request that his bail be set at $150,000.
“Stalking is against the law that may shortly escalate from harassment to harmful, violent actions, threatening the security of victims and our communities,” Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman mentioned in a press release. “My workplace is dedicated to aggressively prosecuting those that stalk and terrorize others, making certain they’re held accountable.”
Aniston purchased her midcentury mansion on a 3.4-acre Bel-Air lot for just below $21 million in 2012, in keeping with reporting by Architectural Digest.
Set on a promontory, the parcel has unobstructed ocean and metropolis views, The Occasions reported in 2012. When the 56-year-old “Morning Present” actor purchased it, the grounds included a guesthouse, swimming pool and vineyards.
