Taylor Swift’s NYC stalker in disbelief as he’s finally behind bars — for now — after latest arrest outside her apartment
Karma.
The Seattle law student spotted lurking outside Taylor Swift’s Manhattan apartment 30 times in the last two months was ordered held behind bars Thursday after “willfully” violating a judge’s order to stay away.
“Your honor, no way,” David Crowe, 33, told Judge Marisol Martinez Alonso when he found out she was sending him to Rikers Island following his arrest on Wednesday — the third time in less than a week that he was taken into custody on Swift’s street.
Crowe, a student at Seattle University Law School, was caught on camera rummaging through a dumpster near the megastar’s home at around 1:30 p.m. — about an hour after Alonso had released him without bail on stalking and harassment charges.
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Andrew Warshawer told the judge a the Thursday arraignment that Crowe had “willfully disobeyed the order of protection issued by this court — and by your honor herself — yesterday following his arraignment,” referring to Alonso’s mandate to steer clear of the singer’s home.
Then he presented the timestamped, photographic evidence that pinned Crowe to the scene — which the Bolivar, NY native gazed at intently in Manhattan Criminal Court.
“The defendant has made it clear that he cannot follow the court’s orders, as the documents and photos available make clear,” Warshawer said, before asking Alonso to either set a $100,000 cash bail or remand the creepy lurker to Rikers Island.
The judge chose jail.
“Mr. Crowe, once again, I’m going to be issuing a temporary order of protection in favor of the named party,” Alonso said, brushing off Crowe’s attempts to interrupt.
“I’m going to revoke the previous order I released you under … and I’m going to commit the defendant under custody,” she continued.
After expressing disbelief, Crowe trailed off and muttered something about his “survival.”
Katherine Bajuk, Crowe’s public defender, requested that he should undergo a 730 exam, which will test his mental fitness for trial.
The court agreed and set the date for Feb. 7.
Prosecutors revealed during Crowe’s Wednesday arraignment that he had allegedly staked out the “Bad Blood” singer’s apartment 30 times over the past two months.
Cops took the former Duke University computer science major into custody Saturday, but then released him without charges because they didn’t have a complainant file a report or proof that he actually committed a crime, according to police sources.
But Crowe was spotted outside the “Bad Blood” singer’s home again Monday night — and this time, authorities hit him with charges of stalking in the fourth degree, a misdemeanor, and two counts of harassment.
The charges weren’t eligible for bail, so prosecutors said they instead requested the highest possible tier and level of supervised release.
Crowe now also faces a charge of second-degree contempt for intentionally violating the court order by returning to Swift’s block after Wednesday’s hearing.
The building’s custodian had warned him to leave Swift’s home alone at least 10 times, according to the criminal complaint.
But that didn’t stop him from visiting 30 times between late November and January 22, it said.
He was busted by police when a member of Swift’s security team notified cops who were patrolling the area Monday, according to law enforcement sources.
The complaint was backdated to Nov. 25. 2023, which helps officers outline Crowe’s pattern of alleged harassment, sources told The Post.
One neighbor said Crowe has been in the neighborhood since about Christmas. And they were terrified when they saw him prowling about yet again on Wednesday.
“My heart dropped,” the neighbor told The Post. “I just thought, ‘Oh my god, I can’t believe this guy is back! I just want to never see this person again. I hope he gets the help he needs, but he needs to leave our little street alone.”
