Kansas man sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue

Published August 3, 2024 2:48 PM

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The man who stole 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 will spend about 15 years in prison, although most of that sentence is related to a burglary that happened a few days later. Ricky Alderete was sentenced Friday on three different cases and ordered to pay $41,500 restitution for the statue. The League 42 baseball league plans to unveil a replacement statue of Robinson Monday at a park in Wichita, Kansas.

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