PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man for stalking tennis star Serena Williams after he tried to enter her gated subdivision in South Florida.
Palm Beach Gardens Police said 40-year-old Patenema Ouedraogo tried to walk into the subdivision Monday night. Security guards asked Ouedraogo for his driver’s license and found he had been named by Williams as a suspected stalker.
It’s unclear if Ouedraogo has an attorney.
Williams’ attorney, Malcom Cunningham, said he recently filed an injunction against Ouedraogo after he tried to contact Williams three times.
He said Ouedraogo pretended to be Williams’ assistant while she was at the Home Shopping Network in Tampa. An arrest report said Ouedraogo was given access to her dressing room. Williams had him escorted from the building, but Ouedraogo waited outside.
