Kansas man pleads guilty to helping steal Jackie Robinson statue

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

May 9, 2024, 7:46 PM


A man accused of helping steal and damage the bronze statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson in Wichita, Kansas, pleaded guilty to the charges against him on Thursday, according to Sedgwick County District Court. Ricky Alderete, 45, from Wichita, admitted to helping steal the statue from Jackie Robinson Pavilion in McAdams Park in January of this year and placing it in a pickup truck.

Alderete was among the suspects who authorities say cut off the statue at the ankles, leaving behind only Robinson's feet. At the time, officials estimated the damage to be around $75,000. Surveillance video captured at least three individuals entering Jackie Robinson Pavilion around midnight on Jan. 25, removing and departing with the statue, authorities previously said.

The statue was discovered dismantled and burned in a trash can fire on Jan. 30 in Garvey Park, authorities said.
On Thursday, Alderete pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, aggravated criminal damage to property, interference with law enforcement, criminal damage to property, theft, making a false writing, and identity theft, according to a press release from prosecutors.

District Judge Tyler Roush told Alderete the maximum sentence is 229 months, or over 19 years, in prison and six months in jail. Judge Roush also said he could order Alderete to pay $41,500 to League 42.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/kansas-man-pleads-guilty-helping-steal-jackie-robinson/story?id=110090776

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[Botany]

1. Jackie Robinson's legacy and accomplishments are far greater than a statue.

And Mr. What is his Name and his drunk ass (just a guess) racist co-defendants are going
to disappear behind prison walls and will soon be forgotten except by their families who
will make them no longer part of their lives.

#42

[KS Toronado]

2. Local news last night said the Judge fined him $40,000

Alderete is just as evil as the OT.

[PatSeg]

3. So Ricky, was that worth $40,000?

It appears that racism is not only wrong, but very expensive as well.

[twodogsbarking]

4. This is better. 42.

[link:https://www.fox13seattle.com/sports/seattle-mariners-jackie-robinson-day|

[Aristus]

5. You are hereby sentenced to being spit on and lacerated with baseball cleats.

Let the punishment fit the crime...

[RVN VET71]

6. Jackie was and is my hero

A man of courage, talent, and intelligence. A roll model for all kids. His fame and reputation will not be tarnished by the 3 Wichita anal cysts.

[maxsolomon]

7. They stole it to sell for scrap or they stole it for Racist LULZ?

which was it?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Parts were apparently sold for scrap

but the rest was discarded, I expect for racist reasons (including the head that one pic I saw was on the ground as part of a burn pile).