A Florida man is facing several charges after allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend and sending her a threatening letter with a 9mm bullet in the envelope.
On Wednesday, January 28, authorities responded to a report from a woman claiming her ex-boyfriend, Jakir Hasan, had been “harassing her through text, hand written letters and other social media posts” while stalking her for around six months, according to the probable cause affidavit obtained by Law&Crime. According to the woman, who was not publicly named, she and Hasan, 23, who lived in the West Palm Beach area, broke up between eight and nine months ago. Prior to their split, they were in a relationship for roughly two years, but did not live together nor did they have any children together.
Since the alleged stalking and harassment began, the woman said she received a large number of texts and social media messages from Hasan. Despite blocking him multiple times, the 23-year-old would allegedly make other accounts and obtain new phone numbers in his many attempts to contact his ex. At one point, she also claims Hasan “threatened to shoot her new boyfriend.”
One of the most disturbing incidents allegedly occurred on January 11, when her brother discovered a letter on her driveway in the middle of the night. She told police that she knew it was “definitely” from her ex, based on information inside of it.
“The envelope contained two long letter[s] and a short letter with a live 9mm round inside,” the probable cause statement read. “The letter detailed how he messed it up with her and asked to get back with her because he loves her very much.”
A few weeks later, the woman said she was “alerted by Apple” that an Airtag tracker had been placed on her vehicle.
“Through her phone, she set the tracker to make a noise, which revealed the exact location of the tracker,” the police statement noted.
Hasan allegedly sent flowers to her home that same day.
At the time, the woman told authorities that her ex owned a handgun and had “made some suicidal comments” in one of his recent letters to her.
On Wednesday, Hasan was taken into custody by Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies and subsequently questioned. He allegedly confessed to sending the bullet along with the letters and also to placing the tracker on her car. He was charged with one count of aggravated stalking and one count of installing and using a tracking device without consent.
Prior to his arrest, a member of Hasan’s family told the court that the 23-year-old had been an EMT and reportedly had no criminal record, according to NBC6.
Hasan has since been released on $10,000 bail and must wear a GPS tracker until his next court appearance. The judge ordered him not to have any contact with his ex-girlfriend.
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