Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Man arrested outside Halle Berry's home charged

FILE - In a May 25, 2011 file photo, actress Halle Berry attends The Fragrance Foundation's 2011 FiFi Awards at The Tent at Lincoln Center, in New York. Police have arrested a suspected stalker at the home of Halle Berry. Sgt. Enrique Mendoza says off-duty Los Angeles police officers hired by Berry saw the man climbing over a locked security gate at Berry's Hollywood Hills home shortly before 11:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, 2011. On-duty officers were called and arrested 27-year-old Richard Franco on suspicion of stalking. He remained jailed on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man arrested outside Halle Berry's home with felony stalking.
Richard Franco remains jailed and is expected to appear forarraignment in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday.
He was arrested late Monday after investigators say off-duty police officers saw him jump the wall of Berry's Hollywood Hills home. Authorities say it was the third time he'd been spotted trespassingon the property since Saturday.
The 27-year-old faces up to three years in prison if convicted of stalking. Jail records do not indicate if he has an attorney.
The Oscar-winning actress obtained a civil restraining order against Franco on Tuesday, saying she was "extremely frightened" of him. The order remains in effect until Aug. 1 and also protects Berry's 3-year-old daughter.
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