Judge declares man incompetent for trial in Aniston stalking case
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Two psychiatrists concluded that the defendant’s mental condition prevents him from responding to the felony charges of vandalism and stalking involving the “Friends” actress.

LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, a judge ruled that a man is mentally unfit to face trial for charges related to stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his vehicle into her front gate.

This decision was made in a Los Angeles County mental health court, following an evaluation by a second psychiatrist who agreed with the first that Jimmy Wayne Carwyle’s mental health issues prevent him from addressing felony charges of vandalism and stalking 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. His scraggly gray hair and beard had been shorn, and he was wearing bright yellow county jail clothing after previously appearing with bare shoulders, wrapped in a blanket-like smock meant for suicide prevention.

Carwyle had argued that he is competent, and exercised his right to a second opinion after an initial incompetence finding last week.

“It’s not the outcome my client would have preferred,” Deputy Public Defender Robert Krauss told the judge.

A conviction on the charges, along with an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm, could bring up to three years in prison for Carwyle. The incompetence finding has no set end date but it is temporary, and the standard criminal process could resume later.

Cavalluzzi ordered more comprehensive mental evaluations to help determine where and how he’ll be held, and what his treatment will be. The judge will get a report on the results at a June 26 hearing, where Aniston or her attorney will be allowed to share her perspective on the case.

Aniston’s lawyer, Blair Berk, was in the courtroom observing Thursday, but did not speak. Berk and the deputy district attorney handling the case 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 neighborhood 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 NBC’s “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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