Darci Lynne stalker arrested in OKC after trying to meet AGT star

A 60-year-old Frenchman who spent $10,000 to meet Darci Lynne Farmer is behind bars after being arrested for allegedly stalking the Oklahoma native, who starred as a teenage ventriloquist on “America’s Got Talent.” “gained great fame.

Jose Thierry Maurice Ryba remains in the Oklahoma County Jail on a $1 million bond.

On May 4, Oklahoma City police were dispatched to Farmer’s home regarding suspicious activity.

The farmer’s father told 911 dispatchers that his 19-year-old daughter was a celebrity and “a suspected male stalker who had just arrived from France to break into their gated community and was stopped by security,” an investigator wrote in an affidavit Statement on the arrest warrant.

A security guard at the gated community told police that a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee arrived at the station and the driver, who identified himself as “Jose,” asked to see the Farmer family.

When security didn’t see Ryba on the visiting list, he called Farmer’s father, who said the man was not allowed in the community and had to leave immediately.

When the security guard ordered Ryba to leave, Ryba attempted to negotiate and “begged for 10 minutes of time,” the affidavit states. Ryba finally left.

According to the affidavit, Farmer’s parents had recently received calls from a French number.

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On May 2, Farmer performed at the Riverwind Casino in Norman.

Ryba was present, took photos of Farmer and approached her at the end of the event. Farmer told police that she did not recognize Ryba from the meeting or the VIP.

Ryba handed her a plastic bag containing a red gift bag. He identified himself as being from France and said his email address and phone number were part of the content.

He said he wanted to talk to Farmer, but she “didn’t really have anything to say” and the conversation ended, the affidavit states.

Inside the Histoire d’Or gift bag were a box of chocolates, tickets to the showcase, a pair of earrings and a handwritten note from the Sleep-Inn Hotel stationery.

The note said “Love and Kisses” with a drawing of a heart and smiley faces.

The farmer’s mother left the note with the security service.

She described Ryba as someone with a French accent, light complexion, “extremely hairy, stocky and plump” and under 5 feet 7 inches tall, with dark hair under a baseball cap. He wore prescription glasses.

On Sunday, Ryba showed up at the Church of the Servant in the 14300 block of North MacArthur Boulevard hoping to meet Farmer.

According to the affidavit, he approached Farmer’s mother and asked to speak to Darci. Farmer’s mother immediately recognized Ryba from the Riverwind Casino and told him to leave.

Two off-duty Oklahoma City police officers working security at the church noticed Ryba “arguing” with Farmer’s mother and “wouldn’t leave her alone,” according to an arrest report.

Officers arrested Ryba and took Farmer’s mother to another room “because she appeared very distraught,” the arrest report said.

Police took Ryba downtown for an interview.

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Ryba admitted to going to Farmer’s apartment complex and trying to talk to her before she was turned away from security.

He allegedly admitted to “calling the phone numbers two to three times, but only left a voicemail the last time,” the investigator wrote in the affidavit.

According to the affidavit, Ryba admitted to going online and paying for Farmer’s personal information, including her family’s phone numbers and her address.

“Jose stated that he had been scammed online five to six times by people posing as Darci and lost more than $10,000 trying to meet her,” the detective wrote in the affidavit. “Jose wants a romantic or friendly relationship with Darci.”

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