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Erin Andrews stalker will serve time in a prison in Atlanta not far from her home

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May 4, 2010

May 4, 2010, by Rodney Ho

is hardly ever in Atlanta anyway given her job as ESPN sportscaster and her current “Dancing With the Stars” gig. But this might give her even less reason to be around:

Michael Barrett

, the stalker who videotaped her through a peephole at three hotels, is going to serve his 30-month sentence in a federal prison in Atlanta.

Andrews lives in Dunwoody, according to this Daily News story.

This location wasn’t Barrett’s choice.

Barrett, a divorced insurance executive, was hoping for placement in Oregon or Wisconsin, within driving distance of relatives who might visit, the source said.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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