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Transient Allegedly Tries To Scale Wall Of Taylor Swift's Home
He was charged with trespassing after allegedly making his way onto the singer's Beverly Hills property.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – A transient was charged with trespassing Tuesday after allegedly trying to scale the wall of Taylor Swift's Beverly Hills mansion.
Justin Christoph Lilly, 23, is set to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon at the Airport Branch Courthouse on one misdemeanor count of trespassing and refusing to leave private property, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Lilly allegedly tried to climb the wall at Swift's property on Sunday despite multiple warnings by security officers to leave, according to prosecutors. Swift was not at the home at the time.
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He was taken into custody at 4:13 p.m. Sunday and remains behind bars in lieu of $1,000 bail, according to jail records.
If convicted as charged, Lilly could face up to six months in jail, according to the District Attorney's Office.
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According to TMZ.com, Swift purchased the mansion, which was once owned by movie mogul Samuel L. Goldwyn, in 2015.
City News Service contributed to this post; Photo: INGLEWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 01: Taylor Swift performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2017 presented by Capital One at The Forum on December 1, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
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