Police Arrest Man at LeBron James’ Brentwood Home on Stalking Suspicion
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Los Angeles police arrested a man outside LeBron James’ home in the city’s Brentwood neighborhood on Friday night on suspicion of felony stalking, according to NBC News and Fox News. Sources told NBC Los Angeles that the man told officers he was James’ son. Police have not identified him.
James was not at the house. He was in Cleveland with the Philadelphia 76ers for a game against the Cavaliers, according to both outlets.
What police and sources say happened
The Los Angeles Police Department said officers were called just after 9:30 p.m. Friday to the basketball star’s home on the city’s west side, NBC News reported. The call described a possible burglary suspect. Law enforcement sources told NBC Los Angeles that security personnel had seen a man on surveillance cameras and phoned police.
Officers found the man, who told them he was James’ son, those sources said. Police said he was arrested on suspicion of felony stalking.
Fox News, citing the LAPD’s statement to its OutKick site, reported that the man was taken into custody without incident and booked on a felony stalking charge. Fox also cited TMZ Sports, which said the man did not enter the home and later claimed he believed he was James’ son.
Where the accounts differ
The reports vary slightly on timing. NBC said police were called just after 9:30 p.m. TMZ, as cited by Fox, said security spotted the man at roughly 9 p.m. and called 911. The reports also describe the man’s claim differently. NBC’s sources said he claimed to be James’ son when officers found him, while TMZ said he made a claim of believing he was James’ son after his arrest. Neither outlet has verified the claim, and police have not commented on it.
A spokesperson for James did not offer a comment, according to Fox News.
Where James was
James is in his first season with the 76ers after eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Fox News reported. On Friday he faced the Cavaliers, the team that picked him first overall in 2003. Cleveland won 119-95, Fox reported, and James scored eight points on 3-for-12 shooting. The 76ers fell to 8-2 on the season.
Fox also reported that James has another residence in New York and often travels to and from Philadelphia by helicopter.
What this means
For readers, the case shows how a security alert at a high-profile property was handled. According to the reports, private security noticed the man on camera, police were called as a possible burglary, and officers arrived and made an arrest the same night. The charge that followed was stalking rather than burglary, and TMZ said the man did not go inside.
An arrest on suspicion of a crime is not a conviction. The man has not been publicly named, and the reports do not describe any court proceedings. The stalking allegation remains unproven, and his claim about his relationship to James has not been confirmed by police or by James’ representatives.
What is still unknown
Police have not released the man’s name, his age or details of the conduct behind the stalking suspicion. They also have not said whether he had any previous contact with James or the property. Authorities have not said when he might appear in court. The LAPD’s handling of the case and any charging decision will determine what, if anything, becomes public next.
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