Bodyguard for Justin Bieber arrested in Atlanta, accused of stealing camera

Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press / AP

Singer Justin Bieber is swarmed by media and police officers as he turns himself in to city police for an expected assault charge in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014.

Associated Press

Published Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 | 9:09 p.m.

Updated Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 | 11:40 a.m.

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — In a story Feb. 25 about the arrest of a bodyguard for Justin Bieber, The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on incorrect information from police, that the singer's driver was arrested and charged with stealing a photographer's camera. Police told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the driver, 49-year-old driver Terrance Johnson, was detained by police but later released and never charged. SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — A security guard for pop singer Justin Bieber has been arrested near Atlanta and charged with stealing a photographer's camera. Sandy Springs 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. Hesny said the photographer had gotten too close to the singer. Rose said Hesny followed the photographer to a parking lot and took his camera. Rose said Bieber was not involved and the camera has been recovered. It was not known if Hesny had an attorney. A driver for Bieber also was detained and questioned in connection with the incident, but he was never charged.