Man Convicted Of Trespassing At Miley Cyrus’ Home Sentenced To 18 Months

First Published: October 12, 2012 5:49 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Miley Cyrus poses in the press room at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, September 21, 2012 A man convicted of trespassing at Miley Cyrus’ Los Angeles home has been sentenced to a year and a half in jail.

Superior Court Judge Denise Mulcahy sentenced Jason Luis Rivera to the jail term Friday. A jury convicted Rivera of misdemeanor trespassing and resisting arrest one day earlier.

The 40-year-old has been jailed since his arrest on Sept. 8. Authorities say he was caught at Cyrus’ home carrying a pair of scissors.

Police say Rivera told officers he was a friend of the singer-actress and he repeatedly threw himself against an outside wall as if trying to break in.

Cyrus was not home during the incident.

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