Jennifer Aniston Intruder Charged With Stalking, Vandalism
Update May 7: It’s official. The man who drove his car through Jennifer Aniston’s gates has been charged with stalking and vandalism. “Stalking is a crime that can quickly escalate from harassment to dangerous, violent actions, threatening the safety of victims and our communities,” District Attorney Nathan Hotchman said in a statement obtained by Variety. “My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting those who stalk and terrorize others, ensuring they are held accountable.” Along with one count of stalking and one of vandalism, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle faces an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm, which would beef up his sentence if convicted. He faces three years in state prison.
Original story follows.
The man who was arrested for allegedly driving a car through the gates outside Jennifer Aniston’s home in Los Angeles is now being investigated for possible stalking, law enforcement told TMZ. The Friends star was at home when the incident happened, and her security is said to have held 48-year-old Jimmy Wayne Carwyle at gunpoint until officers arrived and booked him on suspicion of felony vandalism. A public Facebook account under Carwyle’s name has previously made multiple disturbing posts about Aniston, including several that refer to her as his wife or soulmate. A September 2024 post addressed to Aniston declares in all caps, “I fucking love you, come get me or call me, tell me our address!, If not, I’m coming hunting next weekend!” The following month, another all-caps post suggests that there are forces of “corruption” keeping them apart.
Carwyle quit his job as an automobile-service technician five years ago and has since suffered from delusions that he is a Christlike figure who is married to Aniston, his childhood friend Steve Rhea claimed to NBC News on Tuesday. According to Rhea, Carwyle left his native Mississippi in September to start living out of his car at a Walmart in Burbank. “We just hope he gets the help he needs,” Rhea said. “I hope there’s some way to fix him, but I don’t know.” Carwyle, who has not been formally charged, is currently being held in the L.A. County jail without bail.
