Zack Sinclair represented himself during the trial
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A man convicted of stalking Mel Gibson has been given a maximum three-year jail sentence after he was convicted of harassing the actor's family.
Zack Sinclair was accused of confronting Gibson at a Malibu church and asking to pray with the star, breaking a restraining order.
Although Gibson said the defendant was not "overtly threatening" he was concerned for his family's safety.
A Los Angeles judge committed Sinclair, 35, to a secure psychiatric facility.
Sinclair of Idaho contacted Gibson following last year's release of his Biblical film The Passion of the Christ.
Mel Gibson testified at the trial
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He sent 12 letters to the actor and director saying God wanted them to pray together.
He was given a restraining order but approached Gibson within 24 hours of it being issued.
When Gibson attended a church service in Malibu in September 2004 he returned to his seat to find Sinclair sitting in his seat declaring: "I'm here to pray with you."
Sinclair was convicted of one charge of felony stalking after representing himself at his trial.
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