Summary Bieber's representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reuters) - A police search of teen pop star Justin Bieber s California home on Tuesday in a vandalism case linked to the singer, resulted in the arrest of a man after drugs were found in the house, the Los Angeles County Sheriff said.
Detectives raided Bieber s home at about 8 a.m. after the "Boyfriend" singer was accused of pelting his neighbor s home with eggs in an incident on January 9.
Bieber, 19, was detained at his Calabasas home, about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles while a dozen deputies searched for evidence.
"He has not been arrested nor has been exonerated," Sheriff s Lt. David Thompson said at a news conference in nearby Malibu following the search.
"We were looking at things that would put him or anything else at the scene," Thompson said, adding that Bieber s attorneys were not present during the search and the singer was not questioned.
It was the latest in a string of incidents that have overshadowed Bieber s music career in the last year as the Canadian star who shot to fame at age 15 transitions to adulthood.
Bieber s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The sheriff s department said the investigation sought to collect any evidence in the alleged egg attack on the singer s home video surveillance and other possible leads.
A unnamed person in Bieber s home at the time of the search was arrested for narcotics possession when deputies found cocaine in plain view, Thompson said.
NOT A MESSAGE
Celebrity news website TMZ.com identified the man as aspiring 20-year-old rapper Lil Za, who is often photographed with Bieber. The website published photos and video of Lil Za, whose real name Xavier Smith, handcuffed and being led to a deputy s car.
The rapper is being held on $20,000 bond, according to county records.
The vandalism case is being treated as a felony because it caused $20,000 in damages according to the homeowner, the sheriff s department said.
"We didn t do this search warrant to send a message, that s not what we do," Thompson said. "This has nothing to do with him being a celebrity. This is a felony crime."
Thompson said the cost of damages was high because the exterior of Bieber s neighbor s home was made of imported wood and brick.
It is not known what triggered the alleged incident between Bieber and his neighbor, but the Canadian-born pop star has had several publicized run-ins with neighbors.
Last year, Bieber was accused of speeding through the neighborhood in a Ferrari sports car and also spitting on his neighbor during a confrontation over parties at the singer s home. Prosecutors did not bring charges against Bieber in either case.
