Sabrina Carpenter seeks restraining order against alleged stalker
Singer Sabrina Carpenter is fearing for her safety after she says an alleged stalker tried to enter her home in May.
The "Espresso" artist, 27, filed a civil harassment restraining order on May 29 against William Applegate, 31, who she alleges went to her Los Angeles home on May 23 "unannounced and uninvited."
In her declaration, she says that Applegate trespassed onto her neighbor's property to "breach the security fencing protecting" her home and then "forced his way closer to my residence and advanced directly to my front door."
Carpenter then alleges that Applegate "physically grabbed the lever of my front door and forcefully pushed it down, actively trying to force his way inside my home without any invitation, permission, or consent whatsoever."
The petition goes on to say that after Applegate allegedly knocked on Carpenter's door and rang the doorbell, a member of the singer's security team "intervened and physically removed Applegate." However, Carpenter says that Applegate still "refused to comply." Applegate allegedly remained on the premises of the property until LAPD officers arrived on scene.
Detective Peter Doomanis of the Los Angeles Police Department wrote in a separate declaration that Applegate was placed under arrest after the incident and "taken into custody for criminal trespass in violation of California Penal Code § 602(m)," which makes it a misdemeanor to "enter and occupy real property or structures without the consent of the owner, their agent, or the person in lawful possession."
Doomanis alleged that Carpenter was "in genuine fear for her personal safety" at the time of the incident and "continues to fear for her safety to this day."
After Applegate's arrest on May 23, he was released and returned to Carpenter's home on May 24 and May 25 according to the singer's private security guards in court docs.
Jorge Lepe, who is a private security guard for Carpenter, said in his declaration that on the morning of May 24, he "observed an SUV pull up in the area" near Carpenter's gate "and activate its hazard lights."
"I observed an individual matching the description of William Applegate exit the SUV and walk toward a parked silver Toyota Prius," Lepe said, adding that the individual got into the Prius, fell asleep in the parked Toyota for two hours, then re-parked his car "approximately 30 feet from her driveway." When Lepe made contact with the individual, whom he identified as Applegate, he asked him if there was anything he could help him with. Applegate allegedly replied, "'No just chilling in my car'" before driving away.
Hasan Brown, another private security guard for Carpenter, added in a separate declaration that they noticed an individual they believed to be Applegate parked in a vehicle "approximately 10 feet" from the pedestrian entrance of Carpenter's home at 12:30 p.m. on May 25.
Brown wrote in the declaration, "I observed Applegate unfasten his seatbelt and recline his driver's seat to a fully flat position. This appeared to be a deliberate attempt to conceal himself from view."
Brown wrote LAPD arrived and contacted Applegate. An arrest wasn't made, but Brown says after LAPD departed, Applegate "remained parked approximately 10 feet" from the entrance of Carpenter's home "for several additional hours" before leaving around 3:30 p.m.
In his declaration, Brown says that he's noticed Applegate's vehicle parked in the vicinity of Carpenter's home on multiple prior occasions beginning sometime after April 19 through at least May 25, "with the vehicle progressively parking in closer proximity" to the singer's residence over time.
According to Carpenter's restraining order, it also protects her sister, Sarah Carpenter, 29, and her significant other, George Smith, 26, who live with the singer at her home.
"The totality of Applegate's conduct has caused me significant and ongoing fear for my personal safety and the safety of all individuals residing in my home," Carpenter said in her declaration, adding that Applegate's alleged attempts to enter her home without consent are "among the most disturbing violations of personal safety and privacy I have ever experienced."
Carpenter continued, "His delusional insistence that he knows me and was expected by me is indicative of a dangerous, delusional, and irrational fixation on me. His pattern of stalking, trespassing, and surveillance has caused me severe and ongoing emotional distress, and I am in fear of what he may do if he is not restrained by this Court."
The District Attorney's office says that no criminal charges have been filed against Applegate.
ABC News has reached out to representatives for Carpenter for comment and to Applegate.
