INDIO : Sonny Bono Says Man Stalked Him
Former entertainer Sonny Bono claims in court documents that he and his family have been stalked for seven years by a man who has made death threats and asked for money.
Bono, a former mayor of Palm Springs, has filed a petition seeking an injunction against James Hamlin, whom police describe as a transient with emotional problems.
The petition, filed this month in Riverside County Superior Court here, claims Hamlin has bothered the Bonos since 1986. A hearing was set for May 25 in Palm Springs.
Hamlin “has bragged many times to different people that he possessed ‘guns and a bomb’ that he would use to kill” Bono, the court papers allege.
In 1990, Hamlin led a brief unsuccessful effort to recall Bono as mayor of Palm Springs.
Bono asked for an injunction that would keep Hamlin at least 150 yards from his family and stop him from sending annoying mail.
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