A choose in Santa Clara County has granted Apple a non permanent restraining order against a woman accused of stalking and threatening the corporate’s chief government, Tim Cook.
In court docket paperwork filed final week and first reported by The Mercury News, Apple accused the woman, a 45-year-old Virginia resident, of making more and more alarming threats and statements towards Mr. Cook over electronic mail and Twitter since late 2020. She additionally claimed that she was in a romantic relationship with him and that he was the daddy of her twin youngsters, in line with the paperwork.
The woman, Apple stated, emailed Mr. Cook images of what she stated was a handgun and ammunition she had bought, together with feedback like, “My new gun will never return it at this time before I shoot!” Apple additionally wrote that she filed paperwork to create fraudulent companies, some with sexually express names, whereas naming Mr. Cook as the manager and itemizing his dwelling deal with on the kinds.
The scenario escalated in October, when the woman appeared exterior Mr. Cook’s Palo Alto dwelling in a automobile with a Virginia license plate and stated she needed to talk with him earlier than safety despatched her away, in line with court docket paperwork. She returned minutes later and was stopped by native cops. They searched her automobile and didn’t discover any weapons, however they towed the automobile as a result of her license was expired. She advised them that she “could get violent,” in line with the submitting.
The woman continued to ship Mr. Cook threatening emails, Apple wrote, together with one in early January telling him that he “must empty the condo” and that she would “move in next week.”
“Apple believes that respondent may be armed and is still in the South Bay Area and intends to return to Apple C.E.O.’s residence or locate him otherwise in the near future,” the corporate wrote. Apple declined to touch upon Tuesday.
The restraining order prohibits the woman from proudly owning weapons or going close to Mr. Cook’s residence or any Apple workplaces till March 29, when a listening to on whether or not to increase the order is scheduled. The order additionally prohibits her from contacting Mr. Cook or tagging him on social media.
