SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau is appearing in court Tuesday for a plea and arraignment hearing tied to his 2023 trespassing arrest.

Kamau, who was inside the courtroom awaiting his attorney shortly before noon, is expected to plead not guilty to the charge of criminal trespass.

The backstory:

The case stems from a July 2023 incident when Kamau entered a lake house along Cascade Palmetto Highway without permission. The mayor said he had admired the property as his "dream home" and decided to look inside.

The homeowner confronted Kamau with a gun and called police. He was initially charged with first-degree burglary and criminal trespass, but prosecutors later dropped the felony burglary count.

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