Stacy Elizabeth Beshear, of El Segundo, was arrested on September 18 for pulling up to Los Angeles Lakers Forward Luke Walton‘s car and pretending to fire gunshots at him with her hand, according to police Sgt. Steve Tobias. The incident was witnessed by fellow Lakers teammate Jordan Farmar.
The 34 year old appeared in Torrence Superior Court on September 22nd and pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of stalking and will stand trial on November 6, 2008. A spokeswoman for the district attorney, Jane Robison said that if convicted, Beshear could spend up to a year in the county jail and face a fine of $1,000.
Walter claims that he has been harassed by Beshear beginning in November and December 2007. She was in the habit of waiting outside his Manhattan Beach home repeatedly asking him to sign basketballs after he had already done so. When he refused, she retaliated by writing on his car with a Sharpie marker. He had this to say:
“When she pulled up to my house and started yelling at me after she fired a fake gun at me, I couldn’t help but to start yelling back at her. She was in my driveway. But when we were interacting, I could tell by the stuff she was saying that she’s not all there in the head – which makes me feel bad for her. At the same time, most people who go on killing sprees are people who aren’t all there in the head.”
Walton is the son of former NBA great Bill Walton. He played center for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego/LA Clippers and Boston Celtics. The television sportscaster was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
Check out a father and son photo below.
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