Authorities arrest Millbrae man suspected of stalking, throwing gasoline on woman

REDWOOD CITY — A man was arrested in unincorporated San Mateo County on Wednesday for allegedly stalking a woman over a two-year span and, on one occasion, throwing gasoline on her, authorities said.

The 59-year-old Millbrae man was booked into the Maguire Correction Facility on suspicion of felony stalking and felony assault with chemicals, according to a news release from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

On Tuesday at around 6:45 p.m., deputies responded to a house in Kings Mountain, an unincorporated community west of Woodside, after the victim reported the stalking, authorities said.

The victim told police that the suspect had visited her home unannounced about 41 times and left more than 20 notes over the past two years, authorities said. In July, the suspect allegedly threw gasoline on the victim’s legs.

A judge granted an emergency protective order for the victim, authorities added.

The suspect was taken into custody without incident while driving on El Camino Real in Millbrae, authorities said. He remains in custody and was scheduled to appear in court Thursday, according to jail logs.