Man Charged With Stalking Paris Hilton
First Published: July 15, 2011 2:17 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Caption Paris Hilton steps out at the Radioshack HTC EVO 3D launch party at RadioShack Pop-Up 3D Lounge in West Hollywood, Calif. on June 23, 2011 A man arrested outside Paris Hilton’s Malibu home has been charged with felony stalking and other counts for allegedly failing to stay away from the socialite.
Prosecutor Wendy Segall said Friday that 36-year-old James Brian Rainford is facing two felony stalking counts and three misdemeanor counts of disobeying a court order.
Deputies arrested Rainford on the Fourth of July after paparazzi outside Hilton’s home recognized him. It was his third arrest in less than a year related to Hilton.
He is in jail with bail set at $150,000. Jail records do not indicate whether he has an attorney.
A judge issued a restraining order in October after Rainford was arrested outside Hilton’s Hollywood Hills home. He was arrested again this year after Hilton’s boyfriend was grabbed outside a courthouse.
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