An arrest warrant has been issued for Chad Michael Busto, the man accused of stalking Drew Barrymore after it appeared he was not fitted with a GPS monitor.
A Southampton Town court judge issued an arrest warrant for Busto, 43, after he failed to show up for a GPS monitor adjustment, a clerk told TMZ Tuesday.
The GPS was on parole after Busto was taken into custody in late August after showing up at Barrymore’s home in Long Island, New York, without an invitation, days after she was taken off a podium in New York City when he showed up at a speaking engagement. had.
Busto was taken into custody on Aug. 23 after officials said he searched her Hamptons neighborhood looking for the $6 million home she lives in, according to the outlet.
Barrymore, 48, was not at the residence when Busto was apprehended there, sources told the newspaper.
Details: An arrest warrant has been issued for Chad Michael Busto, the 43-year-old man accused of stalking 48-year-old Drew Barrymore, after it appeared he was not fitted with a GPS monitor
On Aug. 21, two days before the arrest, Busto was charged on stage where Barrymore stood during an interview with Reneé Rapp at 92nd Street Y in New York City, the outlet reported.
At the event, said Mr New York PostBusto yelled at Barrymore, “You know who I am!” I need to see you sometime when you’re in New York!’
Busto was restrained off stage by a security guard on the property while Rapp led Barrymore off stage.
Police sources told the newspaper that Busto has “a long criminal record” following the incident.
According to multiple police reports reviewed by the newspaper, Busto’s criminal record dates from June 1999 to January 2022.
Crimes listed on his criminal record – spanning multiple states – include harassment, criminal trespass, resisting arrest, indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, and theft.
At an August 25 hearing at the Southampton Town Court, judge Barbara Wilson released Busto – who was charged with felony fourth-degree stalking in the incident at her home – on the condition that he be fitted with a GPS tracker.
During the hearing, Busto told the court that he was bankrupt and wanted to live in a shelter. He said he would appear at a federal court hearing in Texas on Sept. 3.
On August 21, two days before the arrest, Busto was charged on the podium Barrymore stood on during an interview with Reneé Rapp at 92nd Street Y in New York City.
Barrymore after she was taken off a stage in New York City when he showed up during a speaking engagement she was having
At an August 25 hearing in Southampton Town Court, judge Barbara Wilson released Busto – who was charged with felony fourth-degree stalking in the incident at her home – on the condition that he be fitted with a GPS tracker.
A judge issued an arrest warrant for Busto after he failed to show up for a GPS monitor adjustment
Busto told DailyMail.com that he had met Barrymore about a decade ago and was hoping to romance her.
A source close to Barrymore said the actress was not shocked by the disturbing turn of events.
“Drew feels good, feels safe, and even at this point, it happened so quickly that she was fine and not worried about it,” the source said. “She put the incident behind her because she knows there were people there to protect her.”
The source continued: “The one thing she didn’t want to happen was for the incident to become something to be remembered for the night, so as soon as it was over she forgot about it, and she kept talking to Renee and returned to the situation. attention back to the conversation, which was important to Drew.
“She’s not going to change the way she lives her life and protects herself. All of those things have been and have been recorded for her throughout her life, and she doesn’t want anyone to worry about her well-being.”