RFK Jr. Makes New Move Against Alleged Stalker

UPDATE Nov 7, 2023 7:01 AM CST

Spooked by what cops say is a repeat unwanted visitor to his California home, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a civil harassment restraining order against the alleged perpetrator, per legal documents seen by the Blast. The protective order covers not only Kennedy and his properties, but also his wife, actor Cheryl Hines, who was in their Brentwood home when 28-year-old Jonathan Macht was arrested last month not once, but twice in the same day for trespassing. Kennedy had likely obtained a temporary protective order at the time from the courts, which would've barred Macht from coming near his home, but as the Blast notes, cops "in most cases ... advise celebrities to get a permanent restraining order from a judge," which is what this newest order apparently is. TMZ notes it's not clear if a judge has signed off on the new order yet.

Oct 27, 2023 1:00 AM CDT

A man was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly trespassing at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Southern California home, then arrested again the same day for allegedly doing the same thing a second time. Jonathan Macht, a 28-year-old real estate agent, allegedly scaled a fence to get onto the Brentwood property where the 2024 presidential candidate lives with his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, around 9:30am, Deadline and Politico report. A restraining order was issued against him and he was released on bail. Then, around 5:45pm, he was again detained by private security on the property, police say. He was arrested shortly thereafter for allegedly violating the emergency protective order that had been issued. After the second incident, he was being held on $30,000 bail.

Kennedy, who says he was home during both incidents, applied Thursday to be assigned a Secret Service detail, a request he's made two times previously only to be denied both times, the Hill reports. It's rare for presidential candidates other than the Democrat and Republican nominees to be assigned Secret Service details. "Yesterday an intruder climbed the fence at my home and was arrested. After being released from police custody later in the day, he immediately returned to my home and was arrested again," Kennedy posted on X. "DHS Secretary Mayorkas has twice refused to grant Secret Service protection for our campaign." (More Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stories.)