Drifter arrested again for pestering Gibson
A 34-year-old drifter barred from contact with film star Mel Gibson has been arrested after violating a restraining order.
Zack Sinclair, initially arrested in Los Angeles last month for stalking Gibson, was arrested again last week, a day after a judge ordered him to stay away from the actor and his family, sheriff’s Deputy Scott Gage said.
Sinclair went to the gate of Gibson’s Malibu estate repeatedly in September after evading neighbourhood security and asked to pray with the actor. He was first ordered away and then detained.
In a court statement, Gibson said the man also interrupted his worship at a chapel and “demanded that I pray with him” before the filmmaker’s bodyguard escorted him out.
Sinclair also allegedly sent letters to Gibson and his family in which he recounted his prayers for the actor, cited biblical verse and praised Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ.
The restraining order against Sinclair bars him from coming within 100 yards of Gibson, his wife or their seven children, their home, Gibson’s work, and the chapel. He also cannot contact the actor.
