Two men were arrested successful relationship to a bid of high-end burglaries astatine nan homes of able Southern Californians, including the ransacking of superstar Brad Pitt's house, rule enforcement sources said connected Monday.
Jaquory Arman Watson and Damari Zair Charles are each 18 and some are being held astatine nan Theo Lacy Facility successful adjacent Orange County, jailhouse records showed connected Tuesday.
In relationship to different heist not involving Pitt, they've been charged pinch alleged first-degree burglary pinch a imaginable sentencing enhancement for committing nan crime successful performance pinch different person.
Charges connected to nan Pitt break-in are expected to beryllium announced this week, rule enforcement sources said.
It wasn't instantly clear connected Tuesday if 2 men had hired aliases been assigned attorneys to speak successful their behalf.
Pitt’s location successful nan Los Angeles vicinity of Los Feliz was surgery into connected June 26 while nan character was connected a promotional circuit for his latest movie, "F1.”
The burglars climbed complete a beforehand obstruction earlier breaking a model and ransacking nan home. Burglars near pinch property, but constabulary person not publically stated what was taken.
Video from Pitt's surveillance cameras played a cardinal domiciled successful identifying nan suspects, rule enforcement sources said.
A bid of burglaries involving celebrities and athletes person plagued Southern California successful nan past 2 years.
The homes of character Nicole Kidman and musician Keith Urban, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, his teammates Max Muncy and Freddie Freeman and LAFC striker Olivier Giroud person been each been hit, constabulary said.
Andrew Blankstein
Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers nan Western U.S., specializing successful crime, courts and homeland security.
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