Cusack's stalker held on $500,000 bail
LOS ANGELES (AP) -April 3, 2008 Emily Leatherman, 33, was also charged with misdemeanor counts
of disobeying a court restraining order and petty theft in
connection with her arrest outside the actor's Malibu house over
the weekend.
She faces up to three years in state prison if convicted of the
stalking charge, and up to a year in jail if convicted of the
misdemeanor counts, the district attorney's office said.
Leatherman pleaded not guilty in court hours after the charges
were filed. She remained jailed on $500,000 bail.
An operator at the Los Angeles County Jail did not know whether
Leatherman had retained a lawyer.
Cusack, the star of "High Fidelity," "Say Anything" and
dozens of other movies, was granted a restraining order in July
2006 stipulating that Leatherman stay at least 500 feet away from
him, his home, his car and offices or companies in which he does
business.
In court papers, Cusack said Leatherman "is showing unusual
interest by stalking, throwing long letters of interest over my
fence in bags with rocks and screwdrivers inside, making
unannounced visits to offices of people I work with in an attempt
to meet with me and listing my address as her own during a recent
arrest."
County sheriff's deputies were called to the actor's home Sunday
after a cab driver reported that a passenger refused to pay for the
ride to get there. As the deputies were responding to the
situation, Cusack flagged them down and told them that he
recognized the woman and that she had been stalking him.
