[MRM]

You did exactly the right thing. He would have escalated on you no matter what so it is important that you did what you can to protect yourself now. When I was a prosecutor I gave many people the advice to do exactly what you did and the only people who regretted it were the ones who did not follow my advice.

Now here is the absolutely most important thing you can do now. You must keep the trespass papers and a cell phone with you at all times and if you so much as see this guy, you MUST call 911 immediately. When the cops come you show then the trespass order.

You cannot in any way shape or form tolerate him pushing the boundaries of the trespass order. You must enforce it aggressively to the letter or he will continue to escalate and the cops will not back you up when you need them. They will not criticize you for aggressively enforcing the order. Arresting people for violating a no trespass/no contact order is one of the easiest and most satisfying things cops do. The charges always stick because the proof is in the arrest - a copy of the order is on file with the court so they don't need you as a cooperating witness to prove it at trial, and proof of the violation comes from him being arrested where you said he was. Every order for protection violation charge I prosecuted plead guilty. They all huffed and puffed and threatened trial and in the end when I asked them how they thought they could beat the charge they all plead guilty. And if he repeats, he will go to jail. He'll get some chances but eventually he will go away for a very long time.