An Ohio man was arrested for trespassing Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s California home.
Nickolas Brooks, 37, of Heath, Ohio was accused of trespassing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Montecito, Calif. home twice in December 2020, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Fox News.
The first incident occurred on Dec. 24, 2020 when police responded to the home that afternoon and “warned” Brooks about trespassing. Two days later, authorities responded to the home again and arrested him.
He was charged with misdemeanor trespassing and was booked in jail. He is no longer in custody. According to reports, Brooks has a criminal history involving an unrelated felony assault.
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Brooks, speaking to The Sun, said he believes he was ‘high” when he was caught at the couple’s home on Dec. 26. The outlet notes he drove from his home in Ohio to the Sussexes’ California property.
“It was a foggy period of my life. I didn’t even know where I was. I think I was high at the time,” Brooks told the outlet.
He added: “I don’t know why I went to their place, that’s kind of where I ended up. I drove across the country – I know it’s crazy.”
He also said he’s been “told to…
