Sabrina Carpenter Granted Restraining Order After Alleged Stalker Tried to Break Into Her Home
Sabrina Carpenter has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man she says has been stalking her home, trying to break in, and returning repeatedly after his initial arrest.
A Los Angeles judge approved the order against William Applegate, 31, after Carpenter, 27, filed a signed declaration describing at least four separate incidents at her Los Angeles residence since late April. The order requires Applegate to stay at least 100 yards from Carpenter, her home, her car, her workplace, and two other residents of her household, including her older sister.
"His pattern of stalking, trespassing, and surveillance has caused me severe and ongoing emotional distress, and I am in fear what he may do if he is not restrained by this court," Carpenter wrote in her declaration.
What Allegedly Happened
The most serious incident occurred May 23. According to Carpenter's filing, Applegate trespassed onto her neighbor's property to circumvent her security fence, made his way to her front door, and forcefully pushed down on the door lever in an attempt to enter. When he found it locked, he knocked and rang the doorbell. When a security guard confronted him, Applegate claimed he knew Carpenter and that she had been expecting him. Carpenter described this as "outrageous and entirely false." He then struck the security guard and continued to refuse to leave until police arrived and arrested him on suspicion of trespassing.
Carpenter included screenshots from her Ring security camera footage in the court filing documenting the incident.
What followed made the situation more alarming. Less than 24 hours after his arrest, Applegate allegedly returned to the neighborhood and waited outside her home for hours. The following day, he came back a third time, parking near her gate in a Toyota Prius, "reclining his seat to hide from onlookers" before leaving when police were called again. Carpenter described this as "conducting what can only be described as deliberate surveillance of my movements and my home."
Security investigations determined Applegate had been parking in the neighborhood and getting "progressively closer" to her house since approximately April 20, 2026.
LAPD's Assessment
LAPD Detective Peter Doomanis filed a declaration supporting Carpenter's petition, writing that in his professional opinion, Applegate "has developed a disturbing and irrational fixation" on her.
"The pattern of his conduct, which may have begun as early as approximately April 20, 2026, reflects the hallmarks of a fixated, obsessional individual," Doomanis wrote. "This trajectory is consistent with well-documented patterns of stalking behavior that pose a serious and escalating risk to victim safety."
What Comes Next
The temporary restraining order remains in place until a follow-up court hearing on June 17, at which point a judge will determine whether it should be extended or made permanent. Applegate is also due in criminal court on June 18 for his arrest on the May 23 criminal trespassing allegation. The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office is reviewing the case to determine whether additional charges should be filed.
"This is not the behavior of someone who stumbled upon my property by accident," Carpenter wrote in her court statement. "This is intentional stalking and surveillance directed at me and my residence."
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