A suspect was arrested in Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleMonday at the Montecito home and faces a loitering charge, a Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office spokesman told CBS News.
The incident happened around 2 a.m. and the suspect was made a citizen’s arrest by a staff member near the home’s service entrance, the spokesman said. The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Kevin Garcia Valdovinos.
Police arrived and arrested the suspect, who was initially charged with harassment. A follow-up investigation determined he should be charged with loitering, a misdemeanor, and not a harassment violation, the sheriff’s office told CBS News.
He was booked into jail and released on $2,500 bond, the spokesman said. The investigation is ongoing.
It is unclear if the couple was home during the incident. On Tuesday, they were in New York City and involved in one “Near Catastrophic Car Home” with paparazzi, a spokesman for Prince Harry said.
“This relentless pursuit, which lasted more than two hours, resulted in multiple near misses involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers,” the spokesperson said.
The pursuit was “at the hands of a highly aggressive paparazzi ring,” according to the statement.
The couple was in town for the Ms. Awards. Foundation Women of Vision, which they attended with Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland. Harry’s spokesman said Ragland was also with them during the chase on Tuesday evening.
Harry’s mother, Princess Diana died in a tragic car accident in 1997 when paparazzi were chasing a car carrying her and her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, through the streets of Paris.
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