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A Georgia mayor was charged with burglary and criminal trespassing
Saturday, leading the way for him to be temporarily replaced by one of
five City Council members who sued him this year.

Khalid Kamau, the mayor of the city of South Fulton in metropolitan
Atlanta, was charged with criminal trespassing and first-degree burglary.
He was released the same day on $11,000 in surety bonds.

He was also ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation, NBC affiliate
WXIA of Atlanta reported.

The police department forwarded a request for more information to the
city's public affairs director, who declined to provide details Sunday,
citing an "ongoing investigation.

"The City of South Fulton is committed to upholding the law and ensuring
that all individuals, regardless of their position, are subject to the
same fair and just treatment," said Jacqueline Howell, the interim
director of public affairs.

The city's public records office was asked for the incident report Sunday.

An email to Kamau's official city email address and to his chief of staff
was not immediately replied to Sunday. Kamau said Saturday on Facebook
that he was "good" and "free."

"God is still using me. Stay tuned," he wrote.

Kamau also shared a Bible verse about "those who are persecuted because of righteousness."

City Council member Natasha Williams-Brown, the mayor pro tem, will
replace Kamau as acting mayor, WXIA reported. She told the station that
the city will continue to function as usual as she takes over mayoral
duties.

"If I get called upon to do any official actions as the acting mayor,
that's what I will do until such time as Mayor Khalid returns to duty,"
she said.

Williams-Brown and four other council members sued Kamau in March to
remove him from office. Only two members of the council were not party to
the suit, court records show.

The suit alleges that Kamau knowingly disclosed confidential information
for his benefit since his election and recorded confidential executive sessions, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported at the time.

Kamau has been in a contentious relationship with the council for over a
year. The council asked the district attorney's office in June 2022 for an investigation of transactions Kamau's charged on a city-issued credit card
that were discovered in an audit.

He asked Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate the City Council
for possible corruption the next month, WXIA reported.

This article was originally published on NBCNews.com

https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-mayor-arrested-burglary-trespassing- 223750103.html

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