A Los Angeles judge granted actor Keanu Reeves a temporary restraining order after an intruder repeatedly breached his property and abandoned a genetic testing kit in his garden.
Lawyer Mathew Rosengart filed the petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court on January 31, 2023. The bench approved the protective order the following morning, barring 38-year-old Brian Keith Dixon from approaching the actor or his residence. Dixon allegedly trespassed on the property six times between November 2022 and January 2023. He tried multiple times to force entry. During one intrusion, he fell asleep in Reeves's rear garden.
Surveillance cameras captured Dixon making repeated, unauthorized entries onto the grounds across three months. He returned the day after sleeping in the garden to attempt another break-in, leaving behind a backpack containing photographs, an alarming personal note, and a commercial DNA testing kit. Court records state Dixon intended to deploy the kit on Reeves to fabricate evidence that the two were biologically related.
Reeves stated that the persistent incursions disrupted his safety and peace of mind.
The episodes left me substantially alarmed, annoyed, and distressed.
Keanu Reeves, Court Petition Submission
Screen grabs included in legal filings revealed Dixon ran social media accounts using the alias "Jasper Keith Reeves." In multiple incoherent messages posted to Facebook, Dixon claimed Reeves held authority over his personal affairs and stated he planned to surrender his legal rights to the actor.
Los Angeles Police Department detectives opened a criminal inquiry into Dixon's conduct and directly advised Reeves’s legal counsel to pursue emergency court intervention. Dixon maintains no permanent residence and carries a prior criminal record in Rhode Island, where authorities previously charged him with possession of burglary tools, vandalism, and disorderly conduct.
| Case Parameter | Official Status |
|---|---|
| Complainant | Keanu Reeves |
| Accused | Brian Keith Dixon (38) |
| Legal Representation | Mathew Rosengart |
| Jurisdiction | Los Angeles County Superior Court |
| Prior Criminal Charges | Possession of burglary tools, vandalism, disorderly conduct (Rhode Island) |
| Investigative Status | Open criminal inquiry by Los Angeles Police Department |
Los Angeles County Superior Court scheduled a formal evidentiary hearing for February 24, 2023, to determine whether to extend the protective order into a multi-year injunction.
| Order Validity |
| Granted through February 24, 2023 |