Showing posts with label burglary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label burglary. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Comedian Katt Williams Arrested for Burglary

On Sunday night, the comedian Katt Williams was arrested after being accused of breaking into a home and stealing $3,555 worth of jewelry and taking collectible coins. He was charged with burglary and criminal trespassing. On Monday night, he was released on a $41,150 bond. Williams claims that the burglary was a misunderstanding.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Actor Jamie Foxx Fights Off Stalker

On March 22nd, the actor and singer Jamie Foxx had to defend himself against an intruder at his hotel room in Philadelphia. Foxx had to push the man out of his room after he tried to trick him into thinking that he was Beyonce's producer. When Foxx opened the door, the man tried to push his way into the room but Foxx was able to push him out of the room and slammed the door in his face. The intruder, named Willie Brown, left the scene but Foxx ended up calling the police after he saw the man nine days later a few blocks away from the hotel. The man was arrested for burglary, criminal threats, stalking, false imprisonment, and harassment.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Man Gets Prison Time for Robbing Actress Kirsten Dunst's Hotel

A man named Jarrod Beinerman has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for burglarizing the actress Kirsten Dunst's New York City hotel penthouse suite. He was arrested in August 2007 on burglary and larceny charges after a security camera captured his movements in Manhattan's SoHo Grand Hotel. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of attempted burglary. An iPod, wallets, and purses were stolen from Dunst's hotel suite. Beinerman has also been ordered to receive drug treatment for his drug addiction and he faces sentencing on September 10th on a drug charge.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

4 People Arrested in Sean Taylor Murder

The Miami-Dade Police Department has arrested four men that were connected with the death of Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor. The names and ages of the men are: Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. Charges have not been determined yet but they will include murder and burglary. The four men were arrested on Friday in Southwest Florida. They will be booked into the Lee County Jail and returned to Miami. Sean Taylor died this past Tuesday, one day after being shot in his home. The men were supposedly trying to burglarize the home and didn’t think Taylor would be home. The suspects may be connected to the burglary that happened a week before the shooting.