Sarah Palin’s gun-toting stalker arrested in Alaska
March 8th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
London, March 08 (ANI): Sarah Palin’s stalker, who sent threatening letters to her, has been arrested in her home state of Alaska.
In October, Shawn Christy, 19, from Pennsylvania, had been issued a court order warning him to keep away from the Republican former-vice presidential candidate, reports the Daily Mail.
But Palin’s family have revealed that Christy was held by the FBI in Anchorage, 50 miles from her home town of Wasilla. Authorities have ordered him to return to Pennsylvania.
Christy had told family members he planned to travel to Wasilla to try and get the restraining order against him dismissed.
Last month the teenager filed a legal motion to remove the six-month restraining order, imposed after he sent the 46-year-old former governor threatening emails and letters.
He even sent receipts from a gun purchase to Palin and her longtime friend, Kristan Cole.
In Palin’s request for protection, she said Christy started badgering her aides last summer with “frequent and persistent” attempts to set up a meeting with her.
She claimed he threatened to track her down at book signings in Alaska.
“Petitioner and counsel allege that the respondent has made numerous implied threats in his telephonic and written communication including references to his guns, telling petitioner that she better watch her back and saying that he is buying a one way ticket to Alaska and sending the receipt for purchase of the guns,” were claims in the court document.
Palin testified that Christy was delusional in his statements that he has had direct communication or contact with her or her daughter.
“Petitioner also testified that respondent has falsely claimed to have had a sexual relationship with petitioner,” the filing included.
It added that the Republican’s lawyer, Thomas Van Flein, provided evidence that the secret service investigated respondent alleging that he had threatened or said he wanted to sexually assault Palin.
Christy was also alleged to have signed off letters to Palin with “your magic enemy.” (ANI)
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