Mel Gibson’s passion over stalking ended? Zack Sinclair, an Idaho drifter and fan of "The Passion of the Christ", who claimed God had sent him to pray with Mel Gibson, was found guilty on Friday of stalking the actor-director.

Mel Gibson’s passion over stalking ended?

Zack Sinclair, an Idaho drifter and fan of "The Passion of the Christ", who claimed God had sent him to pray with Mel Gibson, was found guilty on Friday of stalking the actor-director. The homeless 34-year-old man faces 16 months to three years in prison for felony stalking Gibson. The case received widespread attention this week as Gibson turned up at a Los Angeles courthouse to face his stalker, who represented himself at trial. A seven-man, five-woman jury found Sinclair guilty of the charges that he violated a restraining order barring him from contacting Gibson. Since July 2004 Sinclair sent 12 letters to Gibson telling the actor he was sent by God to Los Angeles to pray with him and help strengthen Gibson's religious faith. Sinclair also admitted he had spent time in mental health facilities and been in prison for more than two years for stalking a woman. In September, Sinclair showed up at Gibson's house in Malibu, California, after sneaking past security guards. He also turned up at a church, where Mel Gibson was attending a mass, but was escorted outside by an actor’s friend, a retired policeman. While in custody, Sinclair was served with a restraining order that prohibited him from coming near the actor-director or his family for three years and was released the same day. Sinclair was re-arrested the next day for allegedly violating the court order by returning to Gibson's estate.Gibson told jurors he was worried Sinclair might harm his wife and family.  "I realized we were probably dealing with somebody who was fairly deluded," Gibson told a packed California courtroom at Sinclair's trial.It seems that Mel Gibson has no other place to hide from his stalker after he has just sold his 45,000-acre Beartooth real estate near Columbus to his neighbours Kent and Pam Williams.