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Ariana Grande‘s stalker is going to have a lot of time to focus on his crimes in the coming years. Aharon Zebulun Israel Brown, a 25-year-old man, has pleaded guilty to stalking the pop star between February 2021 and September 2021, TMZ reports.
Brown Broke Into Grande’s Home Nearly 100 Times
Brown has pleaded guilty to charges of stalking, residential burglary and making criminal threats against Ariana Grande. On one of the 93 occasions in which he broke into her home in Montecito and Los Angeles, he approached security brandishing a knife and threatened to kill them and the pop star. Police were called, at which point Brown was apprehended.
That incident resulted in Grande selling that Hollywood Hills home for $14 million. A judge granted Grande a 5-year restraining order, though sadly, that did not deter Brown’s pursuit. In June 2022, he broke into Grande’s Montecito home and began to slash electrical wires that connected the alarm system and phone lines. Police once again arrested Brown, who was found curled up in a crawl space inside the home upon their arrival. Grande was lucky to be out of town at the time of the break-in.
Along with the break-ins, there was a component of digital stalking. Brown used her online posts across social media to determine her location. He also had a stash of over 2000 pictures of Grande on his computer. He also began to harass her on Instagram after the Hollywood Hills incident.
The Stalker’s Sentence Requires Him to Leave the Pop Star Alone for a Long Time
Santa Barbara County District D.A. John T. Savrnoch announced on Thursday that Aharon Zebulun Israel Brown will serve three years and eight months in a California state prison after his sentencing in May. After his release, Brown will be responsible for maintaining the conditions of a restraining order. The order bars him from contacting Grande in any capacity for the next ten years.
