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In 2014, Amundsen was found guilty of unlawful stalking of his former partner stemming back to 2011. While pretending to be someone else, he had called, emailed and sent friend requests to her on social media. Amundsen represented himself in court and pleaded not guilty. Amundsen was sentenced to
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on her car. The alleged victim was the sister of the same ex-girlfriend
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were found in his home which caused the school he worked at to be evacuated and searched. On 10 May 2006, the school was closed for most of the morning as
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three-and-a-half years in jail, but with time served his parole eligibility was set at 1 March 2015. He received a five-year
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Amundsen gained notoriety in May 2006, after a stockpile of
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Amundsen has no children and lived with his mother in their
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act, as well as two counts of making a threat and making a
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