An Ashanti "fan" was sentenced two years in jail on Thursday, February 18th, for sending lewd texts to the singers mother. The fan Devar Hurd harassed Tina Douglas [Ashanti's Mother] with lewd messages, including snapshots of the Douglass family home and other inappropriate photos.
Hurd was convicted of aggravated harassment and stalking in December 2009.
"My intent was not to harm," the 31-year-old told the court according to the AP. "I always wish the best for [Ashanti]."
Hurd's messages, which he described as jokes about how he'd one day live with Ashanti's family, frightened Douglas so much that she hired additional security. She says she told Hurd numerous times that she did not know him and unsuccessfully asked that he leave her alone.
Still, Hurd, a native of Griffith, Indiana, did not betray a convincing enough psychiatric problem to garner psychological treatment from to the jury. However, following his conviction, doctors classified Hurd as suffering from a delusional disorder, according State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber, but the mental-health treatments were moot because Hurd could not find a New York residence to continue his treatment.
In response, the judge handed down the maximum sentence for Hurd's misdemeanor crimes in hopes of him receiving psychiatric care in confinement. Still, Hurd's prosecutors weren't satisfied.
"Even if he believes that Ashanti was in love with him, his conduct was not that of a man wooing a woman," said Assistant District Attorney Carolina Holderness. "He was not sending her flowers."
{Source: MTV NEWS}
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