A security guard for Justin Bieber has admitted to taking a camera from a photographer but told officers he wanted only to delete photos taken outside an arcade the singer had visited, according to police documents.
Photographer Jason Winslow was in a car park outside a family entertainment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, when security guard Hugo Hesny told him to leave, according to a police report.
Winslow continued to shoot photos from farther away. Hesny then chased him, cut him off, opened the door of Winslow's vehicle, took Winslow's camera and drove away, the photographer told police.
Hesny, 32, is charged with robbery by snatch, Sandy Springs police Cpt Steve Rose said. He is scheduled to appear in an Atlanta court on Thursday.
Hesny's lawyer Elias Hilal told The Associated Press that he hasn't had an opportunity to review the police reports. Hilal said he was planning to fly to Georgia on Wednesday afternoon to meet with Hesny.
A representative for Bieber did not immediately return an email seeking comment on Wednesday.
Bieber was not outside and was not part of the argument, police said.
Police responded to the arcade on Tuesday afternoon after Winslow called police. When an officer questioned Hesny about the incident, he admitted chasing Winslow in a Cadillac Escalade and to opening the door of Winslow's vehicle but denied taking the camera, the police report says.
An officer asked to search the Escalade Hesny was driving, but the camera was not found inside. Winslow said he thought the camera might be in another Escalade that had since left the scene, the police report says.
Another officer pulled over the other Escalade, and the camera was found inside, the police report says. A small amount of marijuana and two large, glass pipes were also found in the SUV, though police said no drug charges were filed.
Shortly after the camera was found, Hesny admitted to an officer that he took it, the police report says. Hesny told the officer he didn't intend to keep the camera and wanted only to delete the photos.
