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Reporters, photographers, and fans were lined up outside the courthouse e arrived People were shouting and screa at our car It was pure chaos

"Once Team two is in place ill exit," Mike informed from the front seat He pushed his communication earpiece deeper into his ear

I was sandwiched in the back seat between Ryan and Kyle Despite how safe I should have felt sitting between these two hed then patted and rubbed esture He gathered one ofhands in his and raised it to his lips

"It will be okay, Honey," Ryan whispered, pulling h this"

Reporters attempted to interview us as we exited the car Ryan and I kept our attention focused on getting through the courthouse doors Court officers and private security surrounded us as we entered the building Mike and Kyle, minus their firearms, escorted us to courtroo me, today he would also be a witness

Ryan and I were seated at a large wooden table that faced the raised dark oak bench where the judge would sit Our attorney was already seated; the box of scary evidence was setting on the floor next to him

Cory and Marie were seated in the first row behind us They too itnesses to Angelica’s threats

Sitting at the other table across froelica’s attorney Our lawyer leaned over and infor the Public

Defender’s office to represent her case today

One elica into the courtrooe colored prison outfit and her arms were handcuffed to a chain that wrapped around her waist Her ankles were shackled She didn’t look at us when she entered

Angelica’s hair was all disheveled, sticking out in all directions The circles under her eyes were deep and purple,the starkness of her yellow skin even more pronounced

"All rise!" the court clerk announced "Court is now in session The honorable Judge Brian Keller presiding"

The court proceedings were long and tedious Our attorney had to present each letter, picture, and package separately and one-by-one they were all entered in as evidence I even provided a copy of the picture of Angelica grabbing Ryan’s arm ent to Cal and Kelly’s That picture of her attack was in every azine and splattered all over the Internet news

Our attorney informed us that he had to present every piece of evidence carefully so that Angelica’s actions would be deemed a credible threat to our safety

Each one of our witnesses was called upon to testify that they indeed heard Angelica threaten to kill me

Her public defender tried to cross-exaood to do so

Our attorney played the 911 audio tape recording of ht she ca tofor police to coround as she threatened to slice hthts Ryan squeezed htly under the table

We sat and listened as each of her letters was read out loud to the judge The content of her letters was equally disturbing This deluded wo Ryan fro his love away fro her to explain her behavior

She looked at Ryan, but he looked away

"He hid h to figure them out He didn’t want the others to know that he was in love with me," she whispered "I just want to protect him, but she elica pointed atto leave her for me! That’s why she crawled into his head, like a worainst irl was the poster child for hte deliberated with the lawyers and then delivered his verdict A perranted and in effect immediately She was informed that it meant that she could notAny attempt to contact either one of us, interfere with us or any member of our families, our friends, and fellow employees would be deemed a violation of the order She was instructed to rehly a quarter of a e also ordered that she be subjected to a psychiatric evaluation Another hearing would be scheduled to sentence her for the violation of the te order