by Breaking Celebrity News Staff

James Rainford, the man who famously attacked Paris Hilton's ex Cy Waits outside a Los Angeles-area courtroom, is in custody on $20,000 bail Tuesday after he was arrested for violating a restraining order keeping him at least 200 yards from the socialite.

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies responded to a call in Malibu on Monday, after a witness claimed to see Rainford staring at Hilton's Malibu home from the beach.

Paris Hilton Vs. Sarah Carroll In Risto

An eyewitness told the Daily Mail Rainford "was hanging around on the beach while Paris was inside."

"Someone recognized him as being the man who had given her trouble in the past, and the cops arrived pretty quickly. They checked him out and led him away, he was handcuffed and put into the police car.

Paris and Cy Attacked At Court

"Paris had been out on her balcony that day -- it was obvious she was in there."