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A Hawaii man is accused of tormenting a family in Utah by sending a seemingly endless parade of unwanted services — including tow trucks, locksmiths and prostitutes — to their home for more than a year.

Loren Okamura, 44, appeared in Honolulu federal court Wednesday and was ordered to be extradited to Utah for allegedly harassing Walt Gilmore’s family at his North Salt Lake home.

It’s unclear why Okamura targeted the homeowner and his adult daughter, but federal prosecutors said the “extreme cyberstalking” wasn’t random.

Prosecutors said Okamura began terrorizing the family starting in early 2018, sending more than 500 unwanted service people to their home using encryption and apps that made him appear anonymous.

Okamura also sent the daughter numerous threatening texts and other messages, including an email warning her in May to “sleep with one eye open and keep looking over her shoulder,” according to charging documents.

“You should just kill yourself and do your family a favor,” the email said.

Investigators were able to tie Okamura to the alleged crimes through records from his cellphone and Apple ID.

He was arrested last Friday after being indicted last month on charges of cyberstalking, interstate threats and transporting people for prostitution.

“For all the good that technology offers us in our modern lifestyles, there is also a darker, seedier side to it,” Utah US Attorney John Huber said. “That’s what you have here.”

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