Utah hearing for Hawaii suspect in extreme cyberstalking


A file photo showing a warning sign and a police officer's vehicle at Walt Gilmore's home in North Salt Lake, Utah. US prosecutors arrested Okamura, who they accuse of sending hundreds of unwanted service providers to the Utah home, including plumbers and prostitutes. It's unknown why the Gilmores were targeted or what if any relationship exists between Okamura and the family. The homeowner told The Associated Press in March he couldn't discuss why a protective order was sought against Okamura but that he was sure the extreme stalking was not random. — The Deseret News/AP

HONOLULU: A Hawaii man tormented a Utah family for over a year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, repairs, tow trucks, locksmiths, plumbers and prostitutes, according to a US prosecutor who called it "extreme cyberstalking”.

Loren Okamura was in Honolulu’s federal courthouse on Nov 27, for a scheduled detention hearing. His federal defender, Sharron Rancourt, said he wants to have that hearing in Utah.

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