The man accused of crashing a car into the gate outside Jennifer Aniston's home has been charged with felony stalking and vandalism, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said Wednesday.
Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, of Mississippi, is accused of "repeatedly harassing the victim ... sending her unwanted social media, voicemail, and email messages," from Thursday to Monday, the DA's office said in a news release.
The situation culminated Monday, when Carwyle crashed his car into Aniston's front gate, the DA's office alleged. Aniston's security guard detained Carwyle before police arrived and booked him into jail on suspicion of felony vandalism in connection with the crash.
The crash, which happened at about 12:20 p.m. in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, caused "substantial damage," the release said.
Aniston was home but was not hurt, law enforcement sources said Monday.
Carwyle also faces an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm, the DA's office said. Prosecutors will ask the court to set bail at $150,000.
Carwyle is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday. If he is convicted of all charges, he faces three years in state prison, the DA's office said.
Carwyle repeatedly posted about Aniston on social media, in recent months sharing online his belief that unnamed forces were keeping the two apart.
"If someone out there can reach Jennifer Joanna Aniston Carwyle, let her know about the corruption going on trying to keep Me from her, you will be Blessed!" he wrote in October.
Carwyle's longtime friend told NBC News that Carwyle left Mississippi in September to live out of his car at a Walmart Supercenter in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank.
The friend, Steve Rhea, said Carwyle quit his job five years ago and has since been on a downward spiral, including having delusions that he is a Christ-like figure who is married to Aniston.
Another friend told NBC News he has been concerned about Carwyle since the pandemic, when, he said, Carwyle's personality changed.
"I really hate that this happened to Miss Aniston; this was terrible," Marty Merritt said. "But since it did, the only thing I hope is this would get enough attention, attention that could get Jimmy some help. He needs some serious help. This is rock bottom."
