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Yeah, but I love my new Jordan jersey!!!
Jersey heist ends with probation term
By Craig Kapitan - Express-News
A former security guard for Tony Parker was ordered to serve probation Monday for stealing an autographed Michael Jordan jersey from the Spurs star's personal gym.
Christopher Carolan, 22, was arrested in June after investigators traced a Craigslist ad back to him and determined that he sold the jersey — valued at $20,000 — for $120.
He pleaded guilty to the theft charge last month in exchange for a two-year sentence, but it was up to state District Judge Maria Teresa Herr to decide Monday whether that sentence should be served on probation or in jail.
Carolan, who didn't have a felony record prior to the plea agreements, also was ordered to serve five-years probation for an unrelated burglary of a habitation conviction.
A former employee of Price Protective Services, Carolan had been assigned to look over Parker's Anaqua Springs Ranch estate when the jersey went missing.
Yeah, but I love my new Jordan jersey!!!
What a well thought out heist!!!
What a well thought out heist!!!yeah the word heist is so unfitting.
Yeah but he was armed security.
This is too stiff a penalty. We are talking about $120 and a millionaire here.
He should have been giving a warning or a misdemeanor at worst. We have turned into a police state.
It was worth $20,000 the fellow just sold it for 120 dollars.
in the context of the law... he committed a felony. plain and simple. should've been smarter and not had gotten caught!
Yeah. It wasn't exactly a baseball card. $20K isn't exactly a drop in the bucket as far as felonies go.
atleat sell the jersey on the streets geez
Don't mess with MJ
If stupid was a punishable offense I'd say he should have gotten the chair.
haha he snooping around the Tpizzle compound and got to see Eva like ev-er-y-day!! he probably sniffed Eva's silky lingeries...lol
So he isn't only a thief, but a stupid one to boot.
They should have given this guy at least 5 years working for the state.
The jersey was valued at 20K my friend. That will earn you an automatic felony charge every time. What he sold it for is irrelevant.
so you think a guy who makes $120 via stealth should be labeled as a felon?
That's nuts. What about someone who writes a bad check for $120? Should they be labeled felons, too?
You know why the economy is down, because we have become a police state with everyone searching for petty vengence.
It only sold for $120. That's what its worth in a capitalist society. In a Marxist society, it might be worth more.
Another thing you should learn is that the media lies. I don't believe the jersey is worth $20K. Do you really believe that?
How could the economy be better if people writing bad cheques or security guards stealing items they were supposed to protect not be punished?
With questionable authenticity, the jersey is simply what you can get off the rack at SportsChek with a few scribbles on it. He's lucky he sold it for $120.
Yeah I also find it hard to believe that the jersey is worth 20 thousand clams.
it might be game worn. But just cause her stole it and only got 120 means he should be given a light sentence.
The fact that he sold it for $120 has no bearing on the actual value of the jersey. People are assuming a perfect economy in which all goods will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. It's not.
The fact is that the jersey was a valuable memorabilia from one of the greatest basketball players of all time, whether the buyer believe, or even know that it was authentic is highly questionable.
All it means is that the perpetrator didn't know what he had on his hands, and was willing to sell something for far less than what it was worth. At the same time, not being very smart about it and doing it in an open forum. It either means that he's not all that bright, or that he has no regard for the law.
And what if you guys had a Duncan game worn autographed finals jersey of TD and got ripped off it?
Would you care if it's worth 100$ or 20k$?
MJ was TP's childhood hero, you can't put price tags on these.
Last edited by stéphane; 08-20-2009 at 01:02 PM.
So if you had a new car worth 20,000 dollars and it was stolen and sold for a small percentage of that value across town and wrecked, then your insurance company would use the quick sale price to determine your repayment value?
Felony or not , nor the fact the victim is a millionare has nothing to do with it. He is a common s of the earth ,low life thief. How you seemingly downplay this fact is beyond my understanding.
Do the people here seriously ing think that stealing a basketball jersey should be a ing felony?
A felony is supposed to be serious crime, like murder, rape, armed robbery, or grand theft.
If you believe that stealing a ing basketball jersey should be a felony, then you are part of the police state.
Get real people!!!
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