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LL Cool J burglar faces life imprisonment
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 24 August 2012
The man caught by rapper LL Cool J burgling his LA home earlier this week faces life imprisonment, according to TMZ.
As previously reported, LL Cool J discovered the man, named as Jonathan Kirby, in his kitchen at around 1am on Wednesday morning. He tackled the intruder and detained him while his daughter called the police – according to reports, breaking the man’s jaw and nose in the process.
A police spokesperson said yesterday: “A physical altercation occurred between the suspect and the victim, James Todd Smith, also known professionally as LL Cool J. My understanding is he just had him in custody with his physical strength”.
Yesterday police announced that Kirby faced a maximum prison sentence of 38 years to life, after being charged with “first degree burglary with a person present”. Bail was set a $1.1 million.
