Friends star terrorised: Jennifer Aniston’s stalker appeared in court shirtless as he faced felony charges

Prosecutors say a Mississippi man who harassed Jennifer Aniston for two years before crashing his vehicle through the front gate of the Friends star’s Los Angeles home has been charged with felony stalking and vandalism.

Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, of New Albany, Mississippi, also faces an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said on Wednesday.

Carwyle, who has been held in jail since his arrest on Monday, is set to be arraigned on Thursday. His bail was set at $US150,000 ($A233,000).

It was not immediately clear if he retained a lawyer.

Carwyle is accused of repeatedly harassing Aniston — referred to by the district attorney only as Jennifer A — by sending her unwanted voicemail, email and social media messages starting in 2023.

Then, early Monday afternoon in LA’s wealthy Bel Air neighbourhood, Carwyle crashed his vehicle through her front gate, causing major damage, prosecutors said.

A security guard stopped him in her driveway before police arrived and arrested him.

Police said Aniston was home at the time.

There were no reports of anyone being injured.

Messages left with her representatives seeking comment were not immediately answered.

Caryle appeared in court shirtless, wrapped only in a blue blanket, as he fronted up to a judge over allegations he attempted to break into the star’s mansion.

Carlyle could get up to three years in prison if he is convicted as charged.

“My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting those who stalk and terrorise others, ensuring they are held accountable,” Hochman said in a statement.

Aniston bought the mid-century mansion on a 1.4-hectare lot for about $US21 million ($A33 million) in 2012, according to reporting by Architectural Digest.

She became one of the biggest stars on television in her 10 years on Friends.

Aniston won an Emmy Award for best lead actress in a comedy for the role, and she has been nominated for nine more.