Washington
(ANI):
Jennifer
Garner's
alleged
stalker
has
been
sent
to
a
mental
institution.
"Steven
Richard
Burky,
pleaded
no
contest
today
to
two
counts
of
felony
stalking.
Judge
Katherine
Mader
then
found
him
not
guilty
by
reason
of
insanity
and
sentenced
him
to
Patton
State
Hospital," RadarOnline.com,
quoted
Jane
Robison,
spokesperson
for
the
Los
Angeles
District
Attorney's
Office,
as
saying.
“Deputy
District
Attorney
Wendy
Segall
said
the
judge
made
her
ruling
based
on
reports
from
two
psychiatrists
who
examined
Burky," Robison
added.
A
10-year
restraining
order
was
also
issued
by
the
judge
that
prevents
Burky
from
getting
any
closer
than
500
yards
to
Ben
Affleck,
Jennifer
or
their
two
children
if
or
when
he
is
released.