“The whole reason that I think they made my staircase non-accessible is because they were worried about peeping toms or something,” he says. The rocker is also quick to clarify that he’s no “peeping tom,” either. STORY: Wes Scantlin’s Neighbor, ‘Gun Girl,’ Speaks Out on Alleged Attack Scantlin says that he had hoped to be “friendly” and “neighborly” with Gradiva, adding: “It’s not Sasha’s fault, but to file a restraining order against me for remodeling and repairing my property is outlandish … I would never harm a woman. Scantlin says he has no hard feelings towards Gradiva, noting that she was likely unaware of the situation when she purchased the house, but says that he gave Gradiva and the property’s previous owner “ample amounts of time to remedy the whole situation.” He also claims to have previously hired an attorney to get involved, but “I gave the attorney $5,000 and he never did anything about it.” Do I have to call the police and say, ‘Hi, how are you? I’m getting ready to repair my house. “I’m not sure if I have to call the police every time that I’m getting ready to repair my house. “I was arrested for vandalizing my own property,” he says.
PHOTOS: Grammys 2013: Red Carpet ArrivalsĪsked about the arrest, Scantlin scoffs. He literally was jumping from my patio to his roof, and were running around his house to catch him.” “Every time, he would run into his house and lock the doors and he wouldn’t open them … Police couldn’t exactly get him for my call, but they got him. “This has been going on for a while now, a few months,” she told THR of Scantlin’s presence on her property, noting that she had called the authorities multiple times. The interview comes the day after Scantlin’s arrest made headlines, and the neighbor in question came forward in an interview with THR: electro-pop recording artist Sasha Gradiva, aka “Gun Girl.” Gradiva, who bought the property about a year ago with said patio completely intact, says she’s seeking a criminal restraining order against Scantlin. To hear Scantlin tell it, he’s not vandalizing a neighbor’s property, he’s simply “repairing and remodeling my property to the way it used to be.” They destroyed 35 feet of my staircase, put up walls and boundaries and completely destroyed and vandalized my wall.” “But I noticed because I can’t get to my patio now. Dumb rock star is probably going to come home and not notice,'” Scantlin, who says he was raised in the construction business, tells THR. “To make a long story short, ‘OK, dumb rock star is gonna be gone on tour.