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Metropolitan police said only that a man identified as 25-year-old Awad Mustafa entered the Royal Mews, which holds royal carriages and a historic working stable, after scaling a wall nearby around 1:25 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.
According to The Telegraph, Mustafa, a Garden State resident, was on a 10-day trip when he was spotted filming inside of the Royal Mews, and then found hiding behind a carriage by police.
A district judge remanded Mustafa held pending a follow-up appearance, and told him during a court hearing that the offense he committed was a serious one and that prosecution would "take a little bit of time," The Telegraph reports.
Mustafa was charged with trespassing on a protected site, and trying to steal from a motor vehicle during the same incident, the MPD said. His first appearance was Sept. 18, and a subsequent one was apparently held Monday, Sept. 25, the MPD said.
It was not clear where in New Jersey Mustafa was from.
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