ST. LOUIS (AP) – Two of eight Chicago residents have pleaded guilty for their
roles in a smash-and-grab theft of $60,000 worth of handbags at a Saks Fifth
Avenue in suburban St. Louis.
Federal prosecutors say 21-year-old Darius Bowdry and 22-year-old Keyshyala
Thomas pleaded guilty Friday to interstate transportation of stolen property.
Sentencing is May 30.
Investigators say 10 to 12 people walked into the store’s Chanel boutique in
Frontenac Nov. 26, all with hooded sweatshirts pulled over their faces.
The suspects grabbed 30 handbags and smashed fixtures before fleeing the store
and getting into two vehicles.
Eight suspects were captured in Illinois about 60 miles from Frontenac.
Sixteen of the 30 handbags were in the vehicle.
The six other captured suspects are awaiting trial on a charge of interstate
transportation of stolen property.
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