Jennifer Aniston stalking suspect requests second psychiatric evaluation
Jennifer Aniston's alleged stalker has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
The former 'Friends' star was not in court in Hollywood on Thursday (22.05.25) to hear that psychiatrist Dr. Phani Tumu had examined Jimmy Wayne Carwyle - who is accused of ramming his car into the front gate of the actress' home in Bel Air - and felt he was "currently incompetent to stand trial".
However, Deputy Public Defender Robert Krauss told Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi that the 48-year-old defendant was asking for a 'second opinion", as is his right.
The judge appointed a second psychiatrist, Dr. Kory Knapke, to examine Carwyle and another hearing will take place next week.
The man is charged with one felony count of stalking and one of vandalism, along with an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm.
At a hearing earlier this month, a not guilty plea was entered by Deputy Public Defender Toral Malik but she questioned his mental competency.
Carwyle has been remanded in custody since the incident at Jennifer's home on 5 May and is accused of having harassed the 'Morning Show' actress since March 2023 by sending "unwanted social media, voicemail and email messages." The judge has ordered him not to contact or go anywhere near the 56-year-old star.
Although Jennifer was at home at the time her gates were struck, she didn't come into contact with anyone and the man was stopped in her driveway until police arrived at the scene.
A public information officer from the Los Angeles Police Department told PEOPLE: "There was a security guard on premises who was able to detain that suspect until officers arrived, at which time they took him into custody without incident.
"The resident was home at the time."
The authorities noted that while the suspect has sustained minor injuries, no one else was hurt in the incident.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman previously vowed to "aggressively prosecute" stalkers.
He said in a statement: "My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting those who stalk and terrorise others, ensuring they are held accountable."
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Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) A man accused of stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through her front gate is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge has ruled. The move in a Los Angeles County mental health court came after a second psychiatrist examined the defendant, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, and reached the same conclusion as the first: that his mental health would not allow him to answer to felony charges of vandalism and stalking of the Friends star. "The court finds the defendant is not currently competent to stand trial," Judge Maria Cavalluzzi said. "Criminal proceedings will remain suspended." Carwyle, 48, of Mississippi, has pleaded not guilty. He appeared behind glass in a custody area of the courtroom and did not speak. He looked vastly different than his previous two court hearings. 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Carwyle's next court date is June 26. Aniston's lawyer, Blair Berk, was in the courtroom observing on Thursday, but did not speak. He declined comment outside court. Prosecutors allege Carwyle had been harassing Aniston with a flood of voicemail, email and social media messages for two years before driving his Chrysler PT Cruiser through the gate of her home in the wealthy Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles on May 5, causing major damage. A security guard stopped him in her driveway until police arrived. Authorities said Aniston was home at the time, but did not come into contact, and no one was injured. Aniston became one of television's biggest stars in her 10 years on Friends from 1994 until 2004. She won an Emmy Award for best lead actress in a comedy for the role, and she has been nominated for nine more. She currently stars in The Morning Show on Apple TV+. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) A man accused of stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through her front gate is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge has ruled. The move in a Los Angeles County mental health court came after a second psychiatrist examined the defendant, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, and reached the same conclusion as the first: that his mental health would not allow him to answer to felony charges of vandalism and stalking of the Friends star. "The court finds the defendant is not currently competent to stand trial," Judge Maria Cavalluzzi said. "Criminal proceedings will remain suspended." Carwyle, 48, of Mississippi, has pleaded not guilty. He appeared behind glass in a custody area of the courtroom and did not speak. He looked vastly different than his previous two court hearings. 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Carwyle's next court date is June 26. Aniston's lawyer, Blair Berk, was in the courtroom observing on Thursday, but did not speak. He declined comment outside court. Prosecutors allege Carwyle had been harassing Aniston with a flood of voicemail, email and social media messages for two years before driving his Chrysler PT Cruiser through the gate of her home in the wealthy Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles on May 5, causing major damage. A security guard stopped him in her driveway until police arrived. Authorities said Aniston was home at the time, but did not come into contact, and no one was injured. Aniston became one of television's biggest stars in her 10 years on Friends from 1994 until 2004. She won an Emmy Award for best lead actress in a comedy for the role, and she has been nominated for nine more. She currently stars in The Morning Show on Apple TV+. 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