Shoshanna Utchenik
ticklethewire.com
Sometimes there’s a fine line between an innocent crush and something darker.
And sometimes it’s pretty black and white.
In a case of the latter, Moses Antonio Shepard, 47, of Tucson, had been showering unwanted attention on a woman he met in an NYC health club for nearly 20 years, according to an FBI press release. He was sentenced Monday to 8 years and 4 months in federal prison for making his dreams into her nightmares.
Convicted on two counts of interstate stalking for unwanted emails, letters, phone calls, and visits, Shephard will also have three years supervised release at the end of the sentence.
The FBI emphasizes “Stalking is a serious, potentially life-threatening crime.” said Acting U.S. Attorney Ann Birmingham Scheel in a statement. “A stalker not only permanently changes the life of his victim, but he also affects the victim’s family, friends, and co-workers.”
