Erin Napier Shares Disturbing Incident With A Stalker: ‘I Was Terrified’

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HGTV star Erin Napier is opening up about a terrifying incident with her family in the past. In an Instagram post celebrating May the 4th – an unofficial “Star Wars” holiday – the star shared a story about a harrowing experience with a stalker in the past. “May the 4th be with you.

Not my favorite day, one year ago,” she wrote. READ MORE: ‘Home Town’ Star Erin Napier Opens Up About ‘Panic Attacks And Spiralling Thoughts’ Accompanying the post was an image of a bucket of dolls and toys, presumably belonging to her daughter. “We were filming the reveal for Donelle’s episode and CBS Sunday Morning when Ben started getting messages from lots of folks in town about a 54 year old California man dressed like a Star Wars stormtrooper, wearing an ankle monitor bracelet, who had come to town and was saying some very strange things,” Napier recalled. “Things like ‘God sent me here to protect the women of Laurel, specifically little Helen.’ He had bought a house a block from ours and was living in it with nothing but a suitcase and these toys for when my 3 year old daughter ‘comes over to visit,'” she continued. “Ben saw red, his blood boiled.

I was terrified and 9.5 months pregnant.” Napier shares Helen, 3, and Mae, 11-months-old, with her husband Ben. While her family didn’t seem to have any direct encounters with the stranger, close family friends of hers did and were told strange, “disgusting” things. READ MORE: ‘Home Town’ Stars Ben And Erin Napier Discuss Life As A Family Of Four: ‘We’re Just Trying To Find Our Rhythm’ The situation scared the 36-year-old so much that they ended up hiring full-time security. “We all had 24 hour security officers at home, while we slept, while we worked.