Ricky Alderete sentenced for three offenses before Kansas unveiling of new statue of baseball and civil rights pioneerA man who stole a bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was cut off at the ankles and found days later on fire in a trash can in a Kansas park will spend about 15 years in prison, though most of that sentence is related to a burglary a few days after the January statue heist.A judge sentenced Ricky Alderete on Friday in three different cases he said in court stemmed from his addiction to fentanyl. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/03/jackie-robinson-statue-feet-man-jailed
Author : Associated Press in Wichita, Kansas
Publish date : 2024-08-03 20:42:56
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Man who stole Jackie Robinson statue leaving only feet given 15 years in jail
