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Taylor Swift’s latest alleged stalker was locked up Thursday on charges of violating a court order ordering him to stay away from the star’s Tribeca home.
David Crowe, 33, of Seattle, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on a charge of second-degree criminal contempt.
That charge, stemming from his arrest outside Swift’s home on Wednesday, is in addition to earlier stalking and harassment charges filed after Crowe was caught Saturday and Monday on separate entrances to the home.
Judge Marisol Martínez Alonso ordered that Crowe be jailed under a New York law intended to protect crime victims from people who violate court orders. He was also ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination requested by his defense attorney.
As officers led him out of the courtroom Thursday afternoon, Crowe began mumbling something that wasn’t very clear but ended with the word “survival.”
He was wearing a beige hoodie that had the words “Love Don’t Just Sit There” printed on the back.
Crowe had been released from custody Wednesday after he was arraigned on charges of attempting to break into Swift’s Franklin St. apartment on Monday.
Immediately after his release, he walked 10 minutes from the courthouse to the pop star’s home, where he was seen acting erratically, according to police sources.
Prosecutors say that upon returning to Swift’s home, Crowe made it clear that he could not obey a court order.
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Taylor Swift at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 7. (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Crowe’s visits to Swift’s home since Saturday were not the first.
A security worker at Swift’s building previously told police he met Crowe there about 30 times between Nov. 25 and Monday, hoping to talk to the “Bad Blood” singer, and was told that he left at least 10 times, according to a criminal complaint.
The incidents included a Saturday episode in which cops found Crowe at the address, gave him a subpoena and sent him to Brooklyn Criminal Court to answer an outstanding warrant from several years ago, a law enforcement source previously told the Daily News. .
Swift has been the victim of crazed fans and stalkers for years.
In July 2022, 35-year-old Joshua Christian of Brooklyn allegedly shouted threats over the intercom at Swift’s Tribeca home, warning that he would “hurt her if they weren’t together,” a law enforcement source said.
Other incidents involved a “superfan” in 2021, a stalker in 2019, and a musician seeking professional help in 2016.
Stalkers have also tried to break into Swift’s other properties, including her home in Beverly Hills and her mansion in Rhode Island.