Ricky Alderete was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for multiple cases, police said.
The Kansas man who pleaded guilty to stealing a Jackie Robinson statue from a Wichita youth baseball league and other related charges in May faced more than 19 years in prison.
The prosecutor’s office had said Alderete would be forced to pay $41,500 to League 42, the youth baseball organization named after the Brooklyn Dodgers legend.
Before being sentenced, Alderete apologized to the city, his family, and League 42.
“I let fentanyl take over me and made a lot of poor decisions.