The extent of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco’s losses when his vehicle was broken into last month has been revealed by police and court records.
The Dominican Rolls-Royce Cullinan, popular with wealthy athletes such as Floyd Mayweather, was parked at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida, but was broken into in the early hours of June 22.
As USA Today Sports reported in police and court records the document obtained, at least $650,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from the youngster’s luxury vehicle while recovering from an injury.
As detailed in the police report, 24-year-old Kahlil Mathis left with a safe that was in the car and contained several pieces of jewelry.
Namely, it was a Cuban link chain with diamonds worth $200,000, a platinum Rolex worth $44,000, two championship rings worth $40,000 each, a gold pendant with a medallion worth $70,000, a Tom and Jerry necklace worth $5,000, and a gold cuban encrusted with diamonds. link chain that had a circular medallion with diamonds and a W in its center worth $300,000.
The safe appeared in an apartment six miles from the DoubleTree Hotel with the two championship rings found inside. Just under a fortnight later, Mathis was arrested after being identified due to a thumbprint he submitted to a pawnbroker.
Thanks to his act, Mathis faces multiple felony charges, including being a suspect in at least three other burglaries, credit card fraud, resisting arrest and tampering with evidence.
Mathis is currently being held on bonds worth nearly $1 million and is due in court on August 1.
As for Franco, 21, the losses might not be as big for him as they would be for others given he signed an 11-year contract worth $182million last November. .
With Franco playing 58 games so far and hitting five homers, the Rays are currently second to the New York Yankees in the AL East.
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