Charges have been dismissed against a man accused of stalking Sabrina Carptener by repeatedly showing up at her Los Angeles home after he was found mentally incompetent to stand trial, the City Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday. Appearing for a mental competency hearing in a Hollywood courtroom on Tuesday, 31-year-old William Applegate was found unfit to stand trial, resulting in stalking and other charges against him being tossed despite the objection of city prosecutors, according to the City Attorney's Office. The stalking charges alleged the crime took place last year on Aug. 23.
The other charges, including trespassing, disorderly conduct, attempting to enter a non-commercial dwelling, and battery, stemmed from a “deeply alarming” incident on May 23. In June, the court granted Carpenter a restraining order against Applegate. Applegate was captured on Carpenter’s home security camera going up to her front door and trying to force it open, she wrote in the filing.
During the June court hearing, Applegate repeated statements he made in a sworn declaration in opposition to an extension of the stay-away order, to the effect that he and Carpenter are both currently part of a classified "military government program." "Carpenter and I being together as soon as possible is essential not only to the success of the program, but to national and global security and the possibility of our continuing existence on this planet both as a global community and as a species," Applegate said in his declaration. Applegate said he and Carpenter met during a July 2025 concert when she performed in London. Carpenter said in the June court document: “I have never met him or communicated with him in any way.
I have no desire to meet him or communicate with him.” Attorneys for Carpenter say Applegate appeared May 23 at the singer's home and tried to "force his way inside." Applegate's security team tried to get him away from the property, but he struggled and insisted that he knew Carpenter and that she was expecting him. Los Angeles police were ultimately called and took him into custody. Jail records show he was booked into jail that night, but he was cited and released the next morning.
Applegate allegedly went back to Carpenter's house later that same day, and he was again escorted away by security, according to court documents. But he then allegedly returned to the home the following day. The singer's court papers alleged that Applegate has been actively stalking her since the end of April, and his behavior has been on a "deeply troubling escalation pattern." The court filing included a series of photos from her doorbell camera showing the man at her door.
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