Credit: Falls Twp. Police
A Philadelphia man is heading to trial on charges he stalked his ex-girlfriend and broke into her house.
At a preliminary hearing Tuesday, Robert Linn, 36, waived charges including burglary, criminal trespass, criminal use of a communication facility and stalking at the county courthouse in Doylestown. He will face formal arraignment before trial on April 17.
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Linn is accused of starting his campaign of fear in early 2013 when he suspected his then-girlfriend was being unfaithful. According to the account she gave police, she wasn’t cheating on him.
Despite the couple having a child together and later being separated, he continued to terrorize her, police said.
According to authorities, Linn broke into the woman’s Fairless Hills home in February. Inside the home, several long slashes were found on a sofa, in her bed, the bedding and his daughter’s pack and play. Right out of a Lifetime movie, Linn is accused of stabbing photos of his ex-girlfriend and her two children. He also placed her four televisions in the shower and turned the water on, police said.
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It was determined entry to the home was made through an unlocked door, not through a busted storage room window authorities found, police said. They added that debris blocked entry through the storage room window, making it almost impossible to get through.
In a lengthy affidavit of probable cause, police outlined months of harassing text messages sent under alias from Linn to his ex. At one time, fake online dating profiles directed men to the woman’s Fairless Hills home where she lived with her two daughters. According to police, so many men showed up that the woman had to place a note out front explaining what happened.
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During a warrant executed at Linn’s Philadelphia apartment, he admitted to the burglary and harassing behavior. The 36-year-old even went as far to say he was “glad he was caught and it was finally over,” according to court papers.
Linn remains in the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $200,00 bail.
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