Case dismissed against man arrested near Taylor Swift’s home

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed the case against an Iowa man who was carrying a backpack full of burglary tools when he was arrested near Taylor Swift’s beachfront mansion in Rhode Island last month.

A spokesman for the Rhode Island attorney general’s office tells WJAR-TV that “Based on our review of the evidence and applicable law, we’ve declined to pursue filing charges” against 32-year-old David Page Liddle.

The Des Moines man was charged with possession of burglary tools and possession of a weapon other than a firearm after his arrest in Westerly on July 19.

Liddle told police he was looking to “catch up” with the singer because he knew her personally.

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Swift’s security personnel said Liddle is on their watch list and had previously been accused of stalking her.