Seattle man charged with string of burglaries targeting homes of NFL, MLB stars

[ad_1] A Seattle man has been arrested in reference to a sequence of burglaries concentrating on the houses {of professional} athletes, based on prosecutors.

Earl Henderson Riley IV, 21, faces prices over the burglaries on the houses 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, based on 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 prices as we speak," King County Prosecuting Legal professional 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 Legal professional's Workplace stated. 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 stated 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 finished as we speak," Senior Deputy Prosecuting Legal professional Gary Ernsdorff stated. "That does not imply our work is completed. We nonetheless wish to go and determine everyone who was concerned and see if there are extra people who 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 a few theft counts, based on the legal professional's workplace.