text: FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2010 file photo, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appears as the featured speaker at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affair's annual Liberty Gala at the Convention Center in... (Associated Press) 
   
   FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2010 file photo, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appears as the featured speaker at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affair's annual Liberty Gala at the Convention Center in... (Associated Press) 
   
   Sarah Palin has been granted a restraining order against a Pennsylvania man accused of stalking and threatening her. 
   
   Alaska Magistrate Judge Colleen Ray issued a 20-day protective order on Monday against 18-year-old Shawn R. Christy, after she found probable cause to believe he had stalked the former governor and vice presidential candidate. 
   
   Palin and her attorney claimed Christy made implied threats through phone and written messages, allegedly telling Palin to "watch her back," saying he was buying a one-way ticket to Alaska and sending a receipt for a gun purchase. 
   
   Palin testified by telephone that she feared for her life, and for her family's safety: "Bottom line is, he is crazy and could kill me," Palin said, according to the court transcript. "He wants me dead." 
   
   Palin also testified that he also believes he has some kind of relationship with her daughter, Willow, and has brought up the girl's name. 
   
   Christy was ordered to have no contact with Palin's family and to stay a mile away from her home and from a Wasilla area high school. A protective order also was issued for Palin's friend, Kristan Cole, who, according to the document, testified that Christy has been contacting her since 2009. 
   
   He had sent her a letter with the proof of a gun purchase, claimed to have had an affair with Palin and wrote, in letters of up to 10 pages long, that "he is trying to follow God but has evil in him, and that he is going to sell everything and come to Alaska with his shotgun," according to the court order. 
   
   Cole testified that Christy had called Monday, the day the orders were issued, and told her he had arrived in Alaska. 
   
   A message left for Christy at his home in McAdoo, Pa., wasn't immediately returned. Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein said Christy did not attend the hearing. 
   
   In an interview, Van Flein said Christy had "risen to the top of the dozens and dozens of people" who have threatened Palin since 2008, when she emerged on the national stage. "He stands out as the most persistent," trying to reach her through friends, associates and family members, he said. 
   
   Another court hearing is scheduled for next month, when Van Flein said Palin could seek a six-month order. 
   
   Palin travels extensively around the country, giving speeches, rallying support for conservative candidates she favors and, just this week, rooting for daughter Bristol as she competed on "Dancing with the Stars." 
   
   The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman newspaper first reported the case. ||||| By Heather A. Resz 
   
   Published on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:34 PM AKDT 
   
   
   
   
   
   Sarah Palin obtained a protective order Monday against an 18-year-old Pennsylvania man who sent her receipts from a gun purchase, along with a letter saying “he tried to follow the Bible but had evil and wickedness in him.”Palin, 46, filed the request in Anchorage District Court against Shawn R. Christy, a man she says began stalking her by e-mail and phone since the summer of 2009. Palin’s friend, Kristan Cole, 48, filed for and received a similar protective order against Christy.The 20-day protective orders Anchorage Magistrate Colleen Ray signed Monday prohibit Christy from following, approaching, confronting, watching or otherwise staking or threatening to stalk or assault Palin or Cole.The protective orders say Christy has been stalking the families since 2009.Cole said she became concerned about Christy’s letters and e-mails for months, but it ended up in court yesterday after the man called her to say his plane had landed in Alaska.“When someone sends you proof that they’ve purchased weapons. Proof that they know where you live. And said that they are looking into purchasing a one-way plane ticket to Alaska and then calls from a cell phone with a 907 number, it’s over the line and we need protecting.”Cole said the Wasilla Police called him back at that phone number and spoke.Cole testified that Christy sent a letter in August 2010 saying that “he tried to follow the bible but had evil and wickedness in him.” She said Christy told her that he is convinced she is evil and must be punished.“Petitioner is concerned because the respondent appears to be unstable and has stated that he believes petitioner is evil and that she needs to be punished and that he is coming to confront her to get her to tell the truth.”Christy also claims to have had a sexual relationship with Gov. Palin, the documents say. “Petitioner testified that respondent has told her that he has had an affair with Gov. Palin and that petitioner needs to tell the FBI the truth about the affair.”Palin testified that she has not had a sexual relationship with petitioner, the filing stated.Attorney Thomas Van Flein, who represented Palin and Cole at the hearing Monday, also provided evidence that the Secret Service investigate Christy alleging that he had threatened or said he want to sexually assault Gov. Palin.Cole said Wasilla Police Department also helped the two families put together a safety plan. "I can’t say enough good about the Wasilla Police."Cole said she and former Gov. Palin want women to know that they don’t have to live in fear if they are being stalked. “There are avenues to get help. Staying silent doesn’t help anybody.”The restraining order against Christy prohibits contact with Cole and her children and lists Todd Palin and all of the Palin’s children and their grandchild.The 20-day protective order Anchorage Magistrate Colleen Ray signed Monday prohibits Christy from following, approaching, confronting, watching or otherwise staking or threatening to stalk or assault Palin.The order also forbids Christy to telephone, e-mail or otherwise contact Cole or Palin or anyone in their immediate familes, orders him to stay at least a mile away from her home.The two women requested a long-term order. A hearing on that request is scheduled for 10 a.m., Oct. 13, before Anchorage Master John E. Duggan.If Christy violates the order, a peace office can arrest without a warrant.Tracy Kalytiak contributed to this story.This is a breaking news story and will be updated throughout the day.
target: – Sarah Palin has been granted a restraining order against a Pennsylvania man who sent her a gun receipt and told her he was buying a one-way ticket to Alaska. Shawn Christy, 18, has been banned from contacting Palin and her family and has been ordered to stay at least a mile away from the Palin home. Palin’s friend, Kristan Cole—who Christy called this week to tell her his plane had landed in Alaska—has also been granted a protective order, the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reports. "Bottom line is, he is crazy and could kill me," Palin testified. "He wants me dead." The court heard that Christy—who claims to have had a sexual relationship with Palin—sent her a letter saying "he is trying to follow God but has evil in him, and that he is going to sell everything and come to Alaska with his shotgun." Christy, with his persistent efforts to contact Palin and her associates, has "risen to the top of the dozens and dozens of people" who have threatened Palin over the last couple of years, Palin's attorney told AP.