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Jackie Robinson Statue Stolen
FILE - Bronze feet are left behind after the statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kan., early Jan. 25, 2024. A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of the statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

Man pleads guilty in theft of bronze Jackie Robinson statue from Kansas park

A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas

By Ap News
Published - May 10, 2024, 06:21 PM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 12:59 AM EDT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas.

Ricky Alderete entered the plea during his arraignment Thursday. A judge signed off on it Friday.

Authorities arrested him in February, with court records alleging he entered a Wichita home with the intent to kidnap someone as part of an effort to interfere with law enforcement.

He then was charged later that month with felony theft and aggravated criminal damage to property in the statue theft, along with two other counts. Police said there was no evidence it was a hate-motivated crime. Rather, the intent was to sell the metal for scrap, police said.

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