On March 26, 2009, O'Ryan was charged with one felony count of stalking and two misdemeanor counts of "carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle." If convicted, he could face up to four years in state prison. O'Ryan entered a not guilty plea and his bail was set at $220,000. He was ordered to stay 500 feet away from Johnson and the CBS lot where Dancing with the Stars is taped.Radar Online: Shawn Johnson's Stalker Charged With a Felony (March 26, 2009) On April 14, 2009, O'Ryan was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Johnson and her parents for the next three years.TMZ: Shawn Johnson Gets Permanent Stay Away (April 14, 2009) His trial has been set for June 11, 2009.TMZ: Same Hair, New Date (April 27, 2009)

• Radar Online spoke to O'Ryan's Florida neighbors and reported that he was considered to be a loner who fell on hard times after suffering some lingering injuries in a car accident. Larry Robinson, the manager at a RV Park where O'Ryan used to live, told Radar, "He never had any friends or relatives visit him during the one year that he stayed here and then one night he just disappeared without any warning. I was really surprised when I read that he had been arrested for stalking that gymnast in Los Angeles because he was such a quiet guy, almost like a recluse." According to Robinson, O'Ryan's trailer was re-possessed by the bank because O'Ryan failed to meet the payments. Robinson also said O'Ryan "had to walk with a cane because he had been hurt in a car wreck and he couldn’t work because of his injuries."Radaronline: Neighbor Reveals Bizarre New Details on Shawn Johnson's Stalker (March 26, 2009)