The Man Arrested for Lurking Outside Taylor Swift’s Home Has Done This Before
Taylor Swift (Photo: Getty Images)
According to police, a man was arrested Tuesday outside Taylor Swift’s New York apartment.
Lucas Vorsteveld, 25, was ringing Swift’s buzzer when he was detained by Swift’s security until police could arrive. Paparazzi photos — there is always a swarm outside Swift’s apartment — show police arresting Vorsteveld in front of Swift’s swanky building on Franklin Street in Tribeca. He was reportedly taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Police escort Lucas Vorsteveld away from Taylor Swift’s home. (Photo: Splash News)
Swift was not home at the time.
Vorsteveld is apparently an aspiring musician who “needs Taylor Swift to help his career,” a New York Police Department source told the Daily News.
However, this isn’t the first time Vorsteveld has tried to make contact with Swift. In May 2013, Vorsteveld faced trespassing charges after police caught him walking on a private road which leads to Swift’s Rhode Island home at 2:15 in the morning.
Swift has sort of a storied history with stalkers. In February, police were called to Swift’s L.A. residence because another aspiring musician was waiting outside. A third man had been arrested at the same home just weeks earlier. In 2014, a judge sentenced Daniel Cole to a year of probation and ordered him to have no further contact with Swift after he was arrested at Swift’s Rhode Island mansion.
Fortunately, Swift’s got a friend who can relate to her. Eternal bestie Selena Gomez actually had to sell her Calabasas mansion last year after a relentless stalker left her fearing for her safety. The man was arrested several times within her gated community and once even managed to get onto her property.
