A Seattle man has been arrested in reference to a sequence of burglaries concentrating on the properties {of professional} athletes, in keeping with prosecutors.
Earl Henderson Riley IV, 21, faces fees over the burglaries on the properties of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell, Seattle Mariners heart fielder Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo and former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, in keeping with the King County Prosecuting Legal professional’s Workplace.
He has been charged with 4 counts of residential housebreaking and one depend of theft within the first diploma.
“The King County Prosecuting Legal professional’s Workplace labored for weeks on a number of search warrants that led to the submitting of those felony fees at this time,” King County Prosecuting Legal professional Leesa Manion mentioned.
The suspect is being held in King County Jail on $1 million bail.
The police investigation began in early 2025, the King County Prosecuting Legal professional’s Workplace mentioned. The legal professional’s workplace says it labored with six completely different police jurisdictions in a coordinated effort.
Costs could also be filed towards different defendants and the investigation stays ongoing.
Police and the King County Prosecuting Legal professional’s Workplace mentioned they needed to interrupt this housebreaking crew due to their ongoing acts.
“We may do that when we recognized what we consider is the ringleader of this bunch and cost him as we have completed at this time,” Senior Deputy Prosecuting Legal professional Gary Ernsdorff mentioned. “That does not imply our work is completed. We nonetheless need to go and establish all people who was concerned and see if there are further people who we will have adequate proof to cost.”
The defendant was beforehand held in custody and launched by the courtroom on Feb. 7, after pleading responsible as charged to a few theft counts, in keeping with the legal professional’s workplace.
