A Seattle man has been arrested in reference to a sequence of burglaries concentrating on the houses {of professional} athletes, in accordance with prosecutors.
Earl Henderson Riley IV, 21, faces prices over the burglaries on the houses of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell, Seattle Mariners middle fielder Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo and former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, in accordance with the King County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace.
He has been charged with 4 counts of residential housebreaking and one rely of theft within the first diploma.
“The King County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace labored for weeks on a number of search warrants that led to the submitting of those felony prices as we speak,” King County Prosecuting Lawyer Leesa Manion stated.
The suspect is being held in King County Jail on $1 million bail.
The police investigation began in early 2025, the King County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace stated. The lawyer’s workplace says it labored with six completely different police jurisdictions in a coordinated effort.
Expenses could also be filed in opposition to different defendants and the investigation stays ongoing.
Police and the King County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace stated they needed to interrupt this housebreaking crew due to their ongoing acts.
“We might do that after we recognized what we imagine is the ringleader of this bunch and cost him as we have executed as we speak,” Senior Deputy Prosecuting Lawyer Gary Ernsdorff stated. “That does not imply our work is completed. We nonetheless wish to go and establish all people who was concerned and see if there are extra those that we will have adequate proof to cost.”
The defendant was beforehand held in custody and launched by the court docket on Feb. 7, after pleading responsible as charged to 3 theft counts, in accordance with the lawyer’s workplace.
