Taylor Swift's 'stalker' is arrested outside the star's snowy New York apartment and led away in handcuffs after 'trying to get into her building'
An alleged stalker was arrested Saturday morning after trying to break into Taylor Swift's Manhattan apartment.
The shaggy-haired man, who police at the scene called “David,” was ensnared by the NYPD on the streets of Tribeca after a failed attempt to enter the building.
Dressed in tan trousers, a cream hoodie and a navy blue overcoat, 'David' was pictured ambitiously peering into Swift's lobby before ending up in the cuffs.
The NYPD told DailyMail.com that the man, who was not officially named, was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant for failing to respond to a 2017 summons.
It's not the first time Swift has caught the attention of over-enthusiastic fans, with a string of stalkers in her history leading her sold-out 'Eras' mega tour to install facial recognition software to identify certain men from her past.
An alleged stalker was arrested after trying to break into Taylor Swift's Manhattan apartment
The man was seen looking ambitiously into Swift's Tribeca apartment building on Saturday morning
He was wearing tan trousers, a cream hoodie and a navy blue overcoat. It appears the man did not resist when taken into custody.
The man with the shaggy hair was called 'David' by police at the scene
The man ended up in handcuffs after hanging out on the streets of Manhattan
Taylor Swift was last seen in New York City on Thursday, amid claims her boyfriend Travis Kelce has plans to propose in the near future
The NYPD said they responded to a “disorderly person” call, according to a witness Page six that the man was “quite polite” throughout the incident.
“I first saw him around 1 p.m., he went to Taylor's door,” the eyewitness said.
“I'm not sure if he knocked or rang the doorbell… it was all quite polite. He didn't resist. There was no yelling or anything.”
The star was last seen in New York City on Thursday, where she stepped out for a recording session at Electric Lady Studios.
The multi-Grammy Award winner, 34, donned a black jacket over a gray hooded shirt dress, completing her demure look with black leather shoes and a stylish suede Manu Atelier handbag.
She is expected to stay in New York all weekend to watch her boyfriend Travis Kelce's NFL game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in the state.
Swift's home in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood has become a gathering place for her most ardent fans, who often camp out in hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite artist.
But her megastar status has also attracted a host of unsavory supporters.
A man in a similar outfit to 'David' was also spotted outside Swift's apartment on Friday.
Despite a snowstorm gripping New York City at the time, the weather did little to deter the man in brown pants and a navy blue overcoat, who was spoken to by an NYPD vehicle, but it is unclear if anything happened.
In 2021, Swift opened up about her growing fear of stalkers and creepy fans Elle: 'My fear of violence has permeated my personal life.
“I wear military-grade QuikClot bandages, which are for gunshot or stab wounds… you get enough stalkers trying to break into your house and you kind of start to prepare yourself for bad things to happen.”
A man in a similar outfit to 'David' was also spotted outside Swift's apartment on Friday
Despite being in the grip of a snowstorm, the man appeared undeterred when approached by an NYPD vehicle.
In May 2023, alleged stalker Mitchel Taebel, 36, of Indiana, was arrested after visiting Swift's Nashville home following a series of bizarre antics.
Police said he sent photos of guns to members of Swift's team threatening to “destroy them,” before leaving a message with the singer's father saying he was her “soulmate” and “he's the only is who can keep her safe.'
In March, Taebel posted a bizarre TikTok video urging other Taylor Swift fans to prepare for the Eras tour by “staying one step ahead of Taylor wherever she goes… watch her every move.”
In July 2022, 'Swift mania' also saw Brooklyn resident Joshua Christian fly into a courtroom rage after he was caught trying to sneak into the same Tribeca apartment and hurl threats over the intercom.
Standing in front of the judge, he started shouting, “Are you all the biggest jokers in history or are you really real? Prove that you are real. Prove you're real.'
Swift's megastar status has attracted a host of unsavory supporters, including Mitchel Taebel (left) and Joshua Christian (right)
In September 2020, stalker Eric Swarbrick (pictured) was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to tracking and sending threatening letters to Swift
Swift's home in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood has become a gathering place for her most ardent fans, who often camp out in hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite artist
The manic support that Swift evokes also caused Texas resident Eric Swarbrick to plead guilty in September 2020 to stalking and sending threatening letters and emails to her record label.
He was sentenced to 30 months behind bars after allegedly sending more than 40 letters and emails to Big Machine Label Group in January 2018.
The threats included urging CEO Scott Borchetta to introduce him to Swift, before escalating into warnings about how he wanted to rape and kill the singer.
On several occasions, Swarbrick drove to Nashville to personally deliver the letters, and police said Swarbrick also told Big Machine he was going to kill himself in front of the label's employees.
The year before, Roger Alvarado was also arrested after trying to break into her Tribeca apartment, and when asked if he would try again, he told police, “Probably with more force, but not against her.” '
'I don't want to hurt her. I just wanted to talk to her, talk to her. She seems nice [and] cool,” he added. He later pleaded guilty in court and was sentenced to a minimum of two years in prison.