They quickly learned the pain of losing a leg.
Three men are accused of stealing Air Jordan sneakers worth $311,000 from a train parked in a California ghost town. This brazen robbery was derailed by a GPS tracking device attached to the stolen goods.
Brian Quintero Echarrabia, 18, Bernardo Romero Quintero, 34, and Olegario Flores, 26, broke into a stopped train in the Mojave Desert on November 22nd and stole 1,278 Nike Air Jordan 11s. Arrested for stealing retro shoes valued at $311,832. According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
The sneaker thief then moved the belongings into a rented U-Haul truck and transported the stolen merchandise to Anaheim.
Prosecutors said the plot stalled when officers tracked the exact location of a GPS tracking device Nike had placed in her luggage to prevent theft.
“Organized theft rings are no match for the sophistication and determination of law enforcement to track down, apprehend, and prosecute these thieves to the fullest extent of the law,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. ” he said.
“In Orange County, it's not a question of if you'll get caught, it's a question of when you'll be arrested and charged.”
Prosecutors said police and train operator BNSF were initially alerted that a shipping container containing expensive shoes was missing from a train.
California Highway Patrol agents followed the GPS to a parking lot in Anaheim and seized a pair of stylish basketball shoes from inside a rental truck.
According to prosecutors, each of the three men was charged with felony grand theft of package and receiving stolen property.
Romero Quintero and Flores were also charged with misdemeanor counts of possession of burglary tools.
If convicted on all charges, he could be sentenced to up to three years in state prison.
