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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 09:14 PM Jun 2014

DA: Sandra Bullock stalker had an 'arsenal of weapons,' machine guns

The suspect in a home-intruder case involving actress Sandra Bullock was charged Wednesday with possessing an arsenal of weapons, including several machine guns, prosecutors said.

Authorities said numerous weapons were discovered inside the Montrose home of Joshua James Corbett, 39, who is suspected of breaking into the actress' home and has been charged with burglary.

Corbett is also charged with 19 felony counts, including seven counts of possession of a machine gun, two counts of a possession of an illegal assault weapon and 10 counts of possession of a destructive device, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Wendy Segall.

Corbett was due to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon on the gun charges. Last week, he pleaded not guilty to breaking into Bullock's West Los Angeles' home June 8 and was ordered by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Renee Korn to stay at least 200 yards away from Bullock.

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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sandra-bullocks-stalker-machine-guns-20140618-story.html

Why the hell is this guy out on bail?

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DA: Sandra Bullock stalker had an 'arsenal of weapons,' machine guns (Original Post) n2doc Jun 2014 OP
Good question. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #1
Should he be given treatment? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #2
I don't think the public has any idea how bad the celebrity stalker thing is ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2014 #3
Heck, you don't have to be famous Aerows Jun 2014 #4
And far more often than not thucythucy Jun 2014 #5
I agree, how the hell did he get released on bail? HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #6
I looked up this guy and look at where he has worked before... Kablooie Jun 2014 #7
The bail is for the stalking and burglary, not the firearms charges Lurks Often Jun 2014 #8

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
3. I don't think the public has any idea how bad the celebrity stalker thing is
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 09:28 PM
Jun 2014

I talked to a friend of mine this weekend who works in Hollywood. He said the last two movies he worked on, both with major stars in them, the security was on high alert at all times because of direct threats made by people who had been writing letters and sending them shit for years and then started turning up at their private homes. One knew where filming was taking place and had written an email to the star's publicist saying they were going to kill themselves on camera during filming, etc. etc. I had not heard of either of these stars having stalkers in the media, but they are ultra famous so I was not really that surprised. He said some of the actors and actresses joke about it like "What did your stalker write you today?", but many of them have stopped joking about it. I also mentioned to him that there was a story in the paper about a famous actress needing an armed undercover guard at an event here in RI, and he said it's becoming more and more routine.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
4. Heck, you don't have to be famous
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 09:43 PM
Jun 2014

Any halfway decent looking person that is moderately successful can get stalked by a crazy. Men, women it doesn't matter - there are some real nutjobs in this world.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
6. I agree, how the hell did he get released on bail?
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 11:39 PM
Jun 2014

And the stalker issue isn't just big stars... several close friends who are local musicians had stalkers. Had to deal with one of them myself. Even ordinary people can have stalkers. I swear, a sizable % of the country is fucking insane.

Kablooie

(18,572 posts)
7. I looked up this guy and look at where he has worked before...
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 06:37 AM
Jun 2014

Sig Sauer Inc
Airborne Law Enforcement Association Inc
California Narcotic Officers Association
National Rifle Association
National Sheriffs Association

There is a page for him on the Sig Sauer website.

Josh Corbett
Instructor

Josh was the lead firearms instructor at one of the largest departments in Southern California. He has over 15 years of highly specialized law enforcement experience. Josh is a rescue diver and has prior assignments in an emergency operations air rescue unit. He was the lead instructor and course developer for shooting from helicopters and watercraft. He has prior duty assignments as a patrol field training officer, drug recognition expert and a federal narcotics taskforce officer. Josh is federally trained and certified in post blast investigations, explosive identification, national incident management and patterns of global terrorism. He is an active shooter instructor and has assisted with the development of related programs with multiple local, state and federal agencies. Additionally he is an advanced tactical medic and held a position on a federal tactical medic taskforce. Josh is an active member of professional organizations such as the Airborne Law Enforcement Association, California Narcotics Officer Association, National Sheriff’s Association, and a life member of the National Rifle Association (NRA). Additionally he is competitive shooter and member of the International Defensive Pistol Association and United States Practical Shooting Association.

 

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)
8. The bail is for the stalking and burglary, not the firearms charges
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 08:40 AM
Jun 2014

I expect the bail for the firearms charges to be much higher.

On edit: While I'll defer to a lawyer or someone else that works in the court system, my guess is that the judge is not allowed to consider the weapons charges when determining bail since he hasn't been arraigned for the weapons charges yet.

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