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Jimmy Wayne Carwyle a 48-year-old from Mississippi, appeared
while in custody behind glass at a Hollywood courthouse that
specializes in mental health cases. He had a long, gray beard
and wore a thick, blue smock that jails use for suicide
prevention.
A county-appointed psychiatrist who evaluated Carwyle found the
defendant incompetent, Deputy Public Defender Robert Krauss told
the judge as he stood near his client with glass separating
them. But Krauss said Carwyle, as is his right, would like an
evaluation from a different psychiatrist.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maria Cavaluzzi ordered the
reevaluation and set another hearing for May 29.
Krauss declined comment outside court, as did the prosecutor
handling the case and an attorney observing the hearing on
behalf of Aniston.
Prosecutors allege Carwyle had been harassing the “Friends” star
with a flood of voicemail, email and social media messages for
two years before driving his Chrysler PT Cruiser through the
gate of her home in the wealthy Bel Air neighborhood of Los
Angeles on May 5, causing major damage.
He pleaded not guilty to felony stalking and vandalism at his
first court appearance, where a judge paused the criminal
proceedings so he could undergo the psychological evaluation.
Carwyle remains jailed, but he is under a judge's order not to
contact or get near Aniston.
Authorities said Aniston was home at the time of the gate crash,
but he did not come into contact with her. A security guard
stopped him in her driveway until police arrived. No one was
injured.
Carwyle also faces an aggravating circumstance of the threat of
great bodily harm. If convicted, he could get up to three years
in prison. If Carwyle is found incompetent again, the judge
could order him to be sent to a state mental hospital for
treatment and ongoing evaluation.
Other than asking for the protective order for Aniston,
prosecutors have not given their position on Carwyle's
competency status, and did not speak at Thursday's hearing.
Aniston became one of the biggest stars in television in her 10
years on NBC's “Friends.” She won an Emmy Award for best lead
actress in a comedy for the role, and she has been nominated for
nine more. She currently stars in “The Morning Show” on Apple
TV+.
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