53-year old Anthony Mobley was making his usual rounds of cleaning up the Phillies' ballpark on August 31 when he found a 2008 World Series championship ring in a bathroom on the executive-suite level of the park just sitting there. Instead of turning it in, Mobley did something that a lot of baseball fans might consider doing. He wrapped the thing up in some paper towel, put it in his pocket, and walked off.
Unfortunately for Mobley, there are cameras at Citizens Bank and they showed him entering the bathroom in which the ring was left by a member of the Phillies marketing team, and after being questioned by police about it, Mobley admitted to finding the ring. On September 3 Mobley led police to where he'd been hiding the ring in another bathroom at the park located in the stadium's Hall of Fame area.
So if you attended a Phillies game between August 31 and September 3 and used a bathroom in that area, you were in the presence of a ring with more than 100 diamonds in it that was worth $10,500.
Mobley did not testify during his court appearance, and though he faces up to seven years in prison, his defense attorney Jeff Azzarano is seeking a punishment that avoids jail time. Unfortunately for Mobley, this isn't his first run-in with the law, as he apparently has a felony record so Assistant District Attorney A.J. Nardozzi will be seeking prison time.Mobley's sentencing is scheduled for June 2.
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What can you say, the guy went for it.
Whomever would forget/misplace a ring like that, deserves to lose it.
The Janitor didn't steal the ring. He found it. There's a big difference between the two. However, he had the option to turn it in. Many people today probably would not have turned it in because many individuals are hurting financially.
Who cares if you are hurting finance wise? He didn't turn it in so therefore he is guilty of the crime as charged. I know it's tuff but he did have the option of doing the right thing. And he does have a record. Lock him up!
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