Ariana Grande’s stalker, Aharon Zebulun Israel Brown, has been found guilty and will be sentenced to three years and eight months in state prison. Brown broke into Grande’s Hollywood Hills home 92 times in 2021, including one incident where he was armed with a hunting knife. Despite Grande obtaining a restraining order against him, Brown continued his behavior and breached her property in Montecito in 2022.
Santa Barbara County District Attorney, John T. Savrnoch, announced that Brown pleaded guilty to first-degree residential burglary, making criminal threats, and stalking someone with a restraining order.
Brown’s official sentencing will take place on May 3.
In addition to the prison sentence, Brown will also receive a restraining order that will be in effect for 10 years. This order prohibits him from being in Grande’s presence and contacting her.
Brown repeatedly targeted Grande’s Hollywood Hills estate over a seven-month period, culminating in a confrontation with her security where he brandished a hunting knife and made threats. Grande obtained a five-year restraining order against Brown and sold the mansion shortly after.
However, Brown’s obsession with Grande continued, and he sent menacing messages to her on Instagram in 2022.
He later broke into her Montecito house, cutting telephone lines and alarm system wires. Fortunately, Grande was not present at the time, and police apprehended Brown with the help of a police dog.
Authorities discovered that Brown had an extensive search history related to Grande, where he used the internet to find her address and navigate her security system. He was also found to have over 2,000 videos and images of Grande.