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Find Out Which Actor Successfully Chased Down a Burglar and Held Him Until Police Arrived

Jan. 29, 2013 8:30pm Jason Howerton

Actor Taye Diggs Chases Down Robber and Holds Him for Police

American actor Taye Diggs (Credit: Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)

LOS ANGELES (TheBlaze/AP) — Prosecutors say a man who was detained by Taye Diggs after the actor found him at his home has been charged with felony burglary.

Hassan Omar Juma faces up to six years in prison if he is convicted and is scheduled to be arraigned in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday afternoon.

Diggs detained the 20-year-old after he and his wife found him in their garage on Sunday night. The “Private Practice” star was returning from the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where he was a presenter.

Juma was charged Wednesday with first-degree felony residential burglary. He’s jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Police say Diggs caught Juma after chasing him and neither man was hurt in the incident. It is unclear whether there was a scuffle during the incident.

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Comments (23)

klg1956
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 1:20pm
Why would he capture a burglar and call the police? He voted for Obama, right? So he should have given the burglar everything he wanted throughout his burglary….REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH ON A PERSONAL LEVEL…..even his house and his car if he wanted it! Come on, play ball, be a “real” Obama supporter and give your stuff away to somebody else who wants it! You can afford to buy some more stuff!

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Inform
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 8:57am
I’m guessing that this isn’t one of the actors in the ******* Anti-Gun video

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Junter
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 3:43am
Nice one Taye Diggs!

Welcome to our diverse culture and all the wonders it brings. Thanks for sharing your culture Hassan Omar Juma. I suspect armed security guards and gated communities will continue to become more prominent everywhere in the US. Almost like little tribes.

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denkat56
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 2:51am
Good job. If you use a weapon the bad guys die very tired.

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VanGrungy
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 1:36am
Hassan Omar Juma

culturally enriching America

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savagenatn
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 1:10am
hassan omar juna?? sounds like the typical name of an altar boy doesn’t it? I’m sure it was just a “misunderstanding” and the creep will be back on the streets tomorrow

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piper60
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 12:22am
I’m glad that at least one actor has the ****** to defend his home and quite possibly his neighborhood. Hopefully, this perp won’t go anywhere near that part of town again.

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Wildblue3
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 10:23pm
Taye Diggs is a regular on Private Practice. He was also in Rent and Chicago. He’s in great shape and he probably took him out physically

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- oldguy49
  Posted on January 29, 2013 at 11:54pm
  good job , but when you get older{64} like me its so much easier to shoot the s@#$ out of them !!!!!
  
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Jelly_Belly
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 10:03pm
The actor will probably be sued for stopping him. I find that I’ve grown very cynical af our justice system.

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- catty
  Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:00pm
  or just grown into an idiot
  
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bigbear_awake
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 9:33pm
spread the wealth

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 9:05pm
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What a Brother without a 9mm in LA!!!!! What is this world coming to…..

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Leveraction3030
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:59pm
Good job young man. I believe if I had caught him he would be in the hospital instead of in jail. These types need a good azz-wippin to cause them pause next time they think about breaking in someone’s home.

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MisterSarcastic
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:57pm
Never heard of him but kudos.

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Magyar
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:56pm
Strange that there was no mention of HOW Diggs detained him…. Brute force? a GUN!!!!!!!???

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- Jake Dog2
  Posted on January 29, 2013 at 9:02pm
  I agree. How was he detained? I’m sure if a gun was used it will never be mentioned.
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on January 29, 2013 at 9:24pm
  Come on, he detained him with ACTING. Genius.
  
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chips1
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:46pm
Alex Trebek did this and injured his ankle. He limped for quite a while.

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50calgunner
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:46pm
Remember two in the chest one in the head

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- xcapeillinois
  Posted on January 29, 2013 at 10:38pm
  Remember to repeat as necessary.
  
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- OnwardThroughTheFog
  Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:54am
  When in doubt…….empty the magazine!
  
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tnman65
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:34pm
They should have needed to take him to the hospital before going to jail.

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