Los Angeles County prosecutors Friday charged a North Hills man with stalking and making criminal threats against Dr. Drew Pinsky, star of the VH1 TV show “Celebrity Rehab” and the radio show “Loveline.”
Charles William Pearson, 33, was set appear in Superior Court in Pasadena on Friday afternoon after his arrest earlier this week at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, authorities said.
Pearson is accused of stalking Pinsky since November and making a series of threats last month against the doctor, his wife and children.
The suspect allegedly sent threatening messages to Pinsky, who he believed was tracking him with an implanted device. In a bizarre court claim last month, Pearson sought $2,500 from the doctor for "implant tampering."
Pinsky told KNBC on Thursday, "I hope this guy gets treatment because he clearly needs it."
–Richard Winton