Reuters: People News: Suspected burglar of LL Cool J home pleads not guilty

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Suspected burglar of LL Cool J home pleads not guilty Aug 28th 2012, 20:28 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News U.S. Open referee charged with killing husband with mug heads back to L.A Thu, Aug 23 2012 Rodney King in drug, alcohol delirium when he drowned Thu, Aug 23 2012 LL Cool J fought and detained burglar at his house, police say Wed, Aug 22 2012 "Onion Field" killer dies in California prison at 79 Mon, Aug 13 2012 Loughner to plead guilty in Arizona shooting spree Sun, Aug 5 2012 Analysis & Opinion California's historic shift on prisons Why is the Ford Foundation donating to Kaplan Education and Jerry Springer? Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Music » People » Rapper LL Cool J arrives at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 12, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Danny Moloshok LOS ANGELES | Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:28pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man who allegedly broke into the home of rapper and TV actor LL Cool J and was overpowered and held by the star until police arrived, pleaded not guilty to a burglary charge on Tuesday. Jonathan A. Kirby, 56, was being held in jail and a new hearing was set for September 10 in Los Angeles to decide if enough evidence exists for him to stand trial. The criminal complaint against Kirby alleges at least two prior convictions in California, meaning that if he is found guilty of this break-in, it would be a "third strike" under California law and he would face 38 years to life in prison. Kirby was arrested on August 22 after police were called to the home of LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith, after the rapper found the man in the kitchen of his Los Angeles home around 1 a.m., fought with him and detained him, a police spokesman told Reuters following the incident. Kirby, who police said appeared to have been homeless, was taken to a local hospital to treat a broken nose, jaw and ribs, police said. The actor stars as a special agent at a U.S. Navy criminal investigative unit in the television drama "NCIS: Los Angeles." (Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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