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RIAA Platinum Record Awarded Artist Brian Larsen of Famed Band Twilight's Moon Obtains Emergency Restraining Order Against Trespassing Stalker
Brian Larsen, also known as one-man-band "Twilight's Moon," obtained an emergency restraining order against a stalker Monday, March 28, 2005. The woman, a 43 year-old drug-addict, broke into Larsen's Maryland home and threatened his life.
(PRWEB) March 30, 2005 -- Brian Larsen, the musician also known as "Twilight's Moon," obtained a permanent restraining order Monday, March 28, 2005 against a stalker who broke into his Maryland home and threatened to kill the young artist.
Larsen, just one of a long line of celebrities who have had chronic issues with stalkers in the last year, obtained a temporary restraining order on Monday, March 21, 2005, the evening after a stalker broke into his Maryland home.
At 9p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2005, a 43 year-old woman, identified by police as "Laura," broke into Brian Larsen's residence in Maryland and stormed around his house looking for Larsen's bedroom. The woman, a drug addict, claimed that she needed to speak with Larsen in person.
Although Larsen's telephone number and address were unpublished, the stalker claimed to have obtained them by tracing his whereabouts, following him and hiring an investigator. Starting on February 26, the woman began calling Larsen on his private cellular phone and leaving threatening messages, including personal information about his activities that day and threatening that she would "regret what she would do next."
After the woman entered his home, Larsen immediately called 9-1-1 and members of the musician's family demanded that she leave. The woman continued threatening Larsen and began crying hysterically, threatening to kill him. She remained in his home until police arrived nearly twenty minutes later.
Upon their arrival, the woman was detained, and described by police as "clearly intoxicated and inebriated, but possessing a valid drivers' license." She was immediately forced to leave the area.
The following morning, upon advice from his attorney, Larsen obtained a temporary restraining order against the woman in a Maryland District Court.
At 10:45a.m. on Monday, March 28, 2005, a judge, after hearing nearly an hour of testimony from Brian Larsen, including transcripts of telephone messages threatening Larsen's life, issued a permanent restraining order against the woman. In addition, the judge ordered that she not come within 1,000 yards of Larsen, his home, or any location where he may appear, both in public and private. The judge further demanded that the stalker pay all court fees and attend counseling. The 43 year-old woman was also served with a warrant for her arrest after failing to appear for the trial. "This is the cost of having a public persona," Brian Larsen said in a March 29 statement. "I'm just thankful that the authorities responded as quickly and with as much force as they could so as to protect my safety and privacy."
Brian Larsen is a musician best known for his work with the million-selling band "The All-American Rejects," for which he received two gold records and a Record Industry Association of America "Platinum Record" award in March, 2005. On his own, Larsen has released nine albums under the name "Twilight's Moon," and has received a gold record for a 2002 single titled "Electric." Larsen is also known for having worked with members of The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, and famed independent musician Lisa Loeb.
The restraining order granted against his stalker comes the day before the release of Larsen's new single, "In The Fall," his first release under the Twilight's Moon name in more than a year and a half.
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