Crime & Safety

Stalker Breaks Into Lana Del Rey's Malibu Home, Police Allege

A 19-year-old Kansas man allegedly stalked singer Lana Del Rey, breaking into her Malibu home Sunday.

A Kansas man was charged today with stalking and burglary after allegedly being found at singer Lana Del Rey’s home in Malibu.

Zachary Benton Self, 19, of Overland Park, Kansas, was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on one felony count each of stalking and first-degree burglary, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Self is charged with stalking the singer through social media, beginning Nov. 2, according to prosecutors.

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He allegedly broke in Sunday at the singer’s home, which was unoccupied while undergoing renovations, prosecutors said.

Construction workers called police after spotting Self at the singer’s home Monday, but he was gone when police arrived, according to prosecutors.

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Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies located Self the next day and arrested him. He has remained jailed since then.

If convicted, he could face up to six years and eight months in state prison, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

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