FBI agents apprehended Michael David Barrett, 48, of Westmont, Ill. inside O’Hare Int’l Airport yesterday, after claims he stalked the ESPN reporter from city to city, obtaining hotel guest data allowing for the successful installation of mini spy cams in adjacent rooms where Andrews slept. At least one hotel, revealed in affidavits as the Marriott Nashville (Vanderbilt University ) was identified by Erin, with the second location assumed to exist in Milwaukee–this comes after Barrett booked rooms using his legit details. LOL, WTF?Dumbass!
Here’s a statement released on behalf of Andrews by attorneys at Bingham McCutchen LLP, Santa Monica, CA…right after the BONUS video!
“Today’s action by the FBI is a welcome step in bringing this investigation to a successful close. We made it clear in our original statement issued on July 17, that we were determined to press criminal charges against those responsible for the invasion of Erin’s privacy when alone in her hotel room. Erin and her attorneys have been working closely with the United States Attorney, the FBI in Los Angeles and the private investigation firm of Kroll, Inc. since mid-July to investigate and reveal the full facts surrounding this matter. It is now clear that she was the victim of stalking and invasion of privacy at more than one location. She was not a random victim. She was targeted and violated.
Upon learning of today’s events, Andrews said: “I am deeply grateful to Assistant United States Attorney Wes Hsu and Special Agents for their dedicated service; and to ESPN for its support during this difficult time. I hope that today’s action will help the countless others who have been similarly victimized. For my part, I will make every effort to strengthen the laws on a State and Federal level to better protect victims of criminal stalking. I am also grateful to those who have expressed their concerns and good wishes for my family and me.”
According to attorney Marshall Grossman, “Erin deserves significant credit for the progress made in solving this case. She has worked side by side with law enforcement to reconstruct the events and provide leads which have led directly to today’s action. She is committed to seeing this through and do all she can to create a deterrent to others who would even consider engaging in this type of vile conduct in the future.”
To relive more of theNinjaDude.com original investigation, please visit our Erin Andrews conspiracy thread, and/or click inside to learn more about the suspect and pending charges! Barret, AKA “Mark Bennett” is supposed to show up this morning (Saturday 10/3) for his initial court appearance.
Barrett is named in the complaint allegedly acting “with the intent to harass, to place under surveillance with intent to harass and intimidate, and to cause substantial emotional distress to a person in another state, namely E.A., used facilities of interstate commerce, including cellular telephone networks, electronic mail, and Internet Web sites, to engage in a course of conduct that caused substantial emotional distress to E.A.”
Michael videotaped Andrews on at leasttwo occasions, and is accused of having “surreptitiously” recorded nude videos of her without her knowledge and consent. The complaint also alleges that Barrett stayed in an adjacent hotel room next to where Andrews stayed, where a “tampered peephole” was found. According to the complaint, he specifically asked to stay in the room next to Andrews when making his reservation. Barrett is expected to make his initial court appearance Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m.
An empty headed slut waiting to happen.
tcidda — October 6, 2009 @ 11:17 pm