A 24-year-old man allegedly stole more than $650,000 worth of jewelry from Rays shortstop Wander Franco in June, while he was on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham in Jacksonville.
According to police and court records obtained by ESPN, Franco’s Rolls-Royce Cullinan was sitting at a DoubleTree hotel parking lot. Inside of his car was a $60 safe that contained seven pieces of jewelry.
The alleged burglar, Kahlil Eugene Mathis, used a wrench to enter Franco’s car to remove the safe containing the jewelry around 3 a.m. on June 22. Per the report, the stolen jewelry included a $300,000 diamond-encrusted chain, a $200,000 rose gold chain with diamonds, a $70,000 gold pendant that included the spelling of “FRANCO 5,” a $44,000 Rolex watch, a $20,000 American League championship ring, a $20,000 Durham Bulls International League championship ring and “a $5,000 gold pendant of Jerry the mouse from the “Tom and Jerry” cartoon.