Ashanti Tormentor Convicted Of Felony Stalking

A nut job who has been stalking and harassing Ashanti and her family for nearly a decade was convicted of felony stalking on Friday after a jury trial in Manhattan.

Devar Hurd, 37, shook his head in disappointment as a verdict was read by the jury of five women and seven men after about one full day of deliberations, which began Thursday afternoon in Manhattan Supreme Court.

Hurd faces up to four years behind bars but has been in jail since 2013 in connection to the current case, so he could be released soon given the time he has served. He will be sentenced on March 31.

This is the third attempt to convict him on the top count in his current indictment. His first trial in 2014 resulted in a mistrial because a juror got sick during deliberations. In October, he was convicted on several counts including criminal contempt but the jury could not reach a consensus on the top count.

Hurd, who has delusions that he actually had a relationship with the sexy singer, was convicted in 2009 of stalking and harassing.

Prosecutors proved he was at several events attended by Ashanti's younger sister and that he tweeted at Ashanti hundreds of times in violation of strict orders of protection that were issued after the first conviction.

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