Sarah Palin granted restraining order against Pa. man

JUNEAU, Alaska - Sarah Palin has been granted a restraining order against a Pennsylvania man accused of stalking and threatening her.

Alaska Magistrate Judge Colleen Ray issued a 20-day protective order Monday against 18-year-old Shawn R. Christy after she found probable cause to believe he had stalked the former governor and vice presidential candidate.

Palin and her attorney said Christy made implied threats through phone and written messages, allegedly telling Palin to "watch her back," saying he was buying a one-way ticket to Alaska, and sending a receipt for a gun purchase.

Palin testified by telephone that she feared for her life, and for her family's safety: "Bottom line is, he is crazy and could kill me," Palin said, according to the court transcript. "He wants me dead."

Palin also testified that Christy also believes he has some kind of relationship with her daughter Willow and has brought up the girl's name.

Christy was ordered to have no contact with Palin's family and to stay a mile away from her home and from a Wasilla-area high school. A protective order also was issued for Palin's friend, Kristan Cole, who, according to the document, testified that Christy has been contacting her since 2009.

Cole testified that Christy had called Monday, the day the orders were issued, and told her he had arrived in Alaska.

A message left for Christy at his home in McAdoo, Pa., was not immediately returned.