A person has been arrested and charged after stealing bins of customized sneakers off the entrance porch of Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway.
26 pairs of footwear have been stolen by 42-year-old Ronald James, who was caught on video footage wheeling away a trolley filled with bins that contained the merchandise.
James was charged with theft of property, Memphis police spokesman Officer Joseph Hibler told ESPN.
Memphis Police say that officers responded to a theft name at roughly 7:20 pm on August 8.
In a Facebook post Tuesday, Memphis Police reported that when officers arrived on scene, they have been suggested that safety digital camera footage caught a “male pushing a procuring cart and stealing a number of packages.”
The Police additionally launched nonetheless photographs of a suspect who was sporting a black tank-top and lengthy pants and requested anybody who acknowledged the person to come back ahead.
Hardaway, the present College of Memphis head coach advised WREG that the footwear have been “one-of-a-kind foamposites and a household and good friend unique that may not be offered in shops.”
Police haven’t but revealed whether or not the footwear have been recovered and if they’ll get returned to the NBA legend.
Nike’s Foamposite line was made well-known by Hardaway when he performed for Magic within the 90s and remains to be a popularly promoting shoe line in the present day.
Final yr, Nike launched the Nike Air Max Penny 1 Lester Center College editions to pay hommage to his faculty – the place he attended as a scholar and later coached.
Hardaway is about to enter his seventh season with the Tigers, who will open the common season towards Missouri on November 4 at FedExForum.
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