Bieber bodyguard and driver arrested in Atlanta

Singer Justin Bieber arrives at the premiere of the feature film “Justin Bieber’s Believe” at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live in Los Angeles in this December 2013 file photo. AP

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia—A security guard and driver for pop singer Justin Bieber have been arrested near Atlanta and charged with stealing a photographer’s camera.

Sandy Springs, Georgia, Police Capt. Steve Rose said in a statement that Bieber was at an entertainment complex north of the Georgia capital Tuesday evening when 32-year-old bodyguard Hugo Hesny got into a confrontation with a photographer who he said had gotten too close to the singer.

Rose said Hesny and 49-year-old driver Terrance Johnson followed the photographer to a parking lot and took his camera.

He said the two were caught as they were pulling up to a house Bieber is renting in the area. Rose said Bieber was not involved and the camera has been recovered.

It was not known if Hesny and Johnson had attorneys.