Shawn Johnson Testifies Against Stalker

Olympic Gold Medalist and Dancing With The Stars champion, Shawn Johnson, testified against a man who was accused of stalking her last year.

For three days, Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor listened to evidence against Florida native Robert O’Ryan, the man who was accused of stalking the gymnast.

Last March, O’Ryan drove from Florida to Los Angeles in the hopes of meeting Johnson, who was participating on Dancing with the Stars at the time.

Police found in the trunk of his car a loaded shotgun; in a hollowed out book underneath the driver’s seat was a loaded handgun. Also, in his older Honda Accord were duct tape, a bulletproof vest, a knife, zip ties, and numerous writings addressed to Johnson.

After hearing all of the evidence, the Judge concluded “Mr. O’Ryan engaged in actions not simply of a man trying to win over, or woo, a girl.

“Apparently, nothing was going to thwart him from his goal,” he continued.

Johnson eventually took the witness stand was composed throughout her testimony. She talked about her fear of the man she had never seen in person before Thursday. Her voice only broke when a prosecutor showed her the knife found in O’Ryan’s car.

O’Ryan admitted he was intent on meeting Johnson saying, “I got to the point where I was desperate enough to hop a fence.”

If convicted, O’Ryan could face up to four years in prison and two years in jail.