Alleged Ryan Seacrest stalker arrested

TMZ and E! News reported that Chidi Uzomah, the man who was convicted of attacking a bodyguard last month while Ryan was driving away from the KIIS FM fundraiser for CHOC, was arrested in the lobby of the E! building today. The man had apparently entered the building and asked to see Ryan, but was recognised by a security officer who detained him and called in the LAPD.

Uzomah was convicted of battery for the assault on the bodyguard last month and ordered to stay away from Ryan as a condition of his three-year probation. TMZ, however, reports that Uzomah turned up at the KIIS FM studio in Burbank earlier this month, but because Ryan was not on the premises, nothing was done despite a request for the incident to be taken as a violation of Uzomah’s probation. Ryan was on the premises today and, as in the previous incident, Uzomah was reportedly carrying a knife, so this appears less open to interpretation.

The E! News report included additional information that Uzomah’s car, parked outside E!, contained “multiple maps of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, a screwdriver, towels, clothes and a spare pair of shoes, water bottles, a receipt from Jack in the Box, Q-tips, rock crystals and a blue tarp.”

E! News has an exclusive update from Ryan, who they say is fine:

“An interesting day here at E!” Seacrest says of his headline-making (and delivering) day. “My sincerest thanks to the LAPD, who helped us out here at the building today.”

Scary stuff. We’d rather not speculate on what the man actually wants with Ryan, but we’re extremely happy to know Ryan’s safe and grateful that E! security were on the ball. Whatever this man’s motives, let’s hope that’s the end of it and the law enforcement agencies now have sufficient evidence to ensure no harm comes to Ryan or members of his entourage.

UPDATE: TMZ claim LAPD have decided Uzomah is a real danger to Ryan and is being held on felony stalking charges.

UPDATE: TMZ claims Ryan’s lawyers have secured a restraining order and Uzomah is allowed no contact with Ryan and must stay at least 100 yards from him.

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