The Guenntertainment Report
RYAN SEACREST'S STALKER HAS BEEN ARRESTED:
Monday November 2nd, 2009
A rather large man who's been stalking RYAN SEACREST was arrested Friday, after he showed up at the E! building and asked to meet him.
Chidi Uzomah . . . who's 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds . . . is still in custody on $150,000 bail. And Ryan has been granted a temporary restraining order that'll keep him at least 100 yards away if he does get out.
Whether Uzomah abides by that restraining order is another matter altogether.
A little over a month ago, Uzomah was convicted of three misdemeanors after he attacked one of Ryan's bodyguards at a children's hospital where Ryan was doing charity work. He had a knife in his pocket at the time.
One of the terms of his probation in that case was to . . . STAY AWAY FROM RYAN.
Just a few weeks ago, Uzomah showed up at the flagship station of Ryan's radio show. (That would be KIIS-FM in Burbank.) But, as it turns out, Ryan actually does his show at the E! building.
Police were called, but Uzomah wasn't arrested.
Ryan's people, however, were all over this . . . trying to get police to issue the restraining order. They finally got around to it after Friday's incident.
(--Ryan's legal team also wanted Uzomah hauled in on a probation violation. I guess they figured that even though he went to the wrong building, his INTENTION was to get to Seacrest.)
Uzomah walked into the lobby of the E! building Friday morning, asking for Ryan. Security recognized him immediately as someone they were supposed to be looking out for.
One officer stalled Uzomah by telling him Ryan was on his way down to meet him . . . while another called the cops. Uzomah WAS carrying his knife again, by the way . . . but security officers said he wasn't aggressive.
After the arrest, Ryan issued a statement saying, "An interesting day here at E! My sincerest thanks to the LAPD, who helped us out here at the building today."
Here's video of police taking Uzomah into custody.
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