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Virginia woman charged with trespassing at Will Smith’s home

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2015 file photo, Will Smith, left, and Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the world premiere of "Focus" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Los Angeles prosecutors say a Virginia woman trespassed at the home of actor Smith and refused to leave. Ariel Archer was scheduled to be arraigned Monday, June 22, 2015, in Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys.  (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2015 file photo, Will Smith, left, and Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the world premiere of "Focus" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Los Angeles prosecutors say a Virginia woman trespassed at the home of actor Smith and refused to leave. Ariel Archer was scheduled to be arraigned Monday, June 22, 2015, in Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2015 file photo, Will Smith, left, and Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the world premiere of "Focus" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Los Angeles prosecutors say a Virginia woman trespassed at the home of actor Smith and refused to leave. Ariel Archer was scheduled to be arraigned Monday, June 22, 2015, in Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles prosecutors say a Virginia woman trespassed at the home of actor Will Smith and refused to leave.

Ariel Archer was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys.

Prosecutors say a housekeeper found the 26-year-old Richmond, Virginia woman in the kitchen of the Calabasas house on March 21. Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and their children were not home at the time.

Prosecutors say the woman faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted of the misdemeanor trespassing charge.

A phone number couldn’t immediately be located to reach Archer for comment.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department continues investigating the case.