The cops were able to pinpoint the 21-year-old as the main suspect in the heist thanks to surveillance footage from the Talking Stick Resort Arena.
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Drake performs in concert as part of the Summer Sixteen Tour at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, in NY.
“Hotline Bling” rapper Drake saw the safe return of millions of dollars’ worth of actual bling stolen from his tour bus.
During the show, the thief boarded the two rappers’ tour bus parked outside the venue and ran off with the jewellery-filled briefcase. The driver told police he thought King was with the performers.
Police say he found his way into Drake’s tour bus on Tuesday as he performed at the arena. “The property has been recovered as well and officers will be working with the victim to account for the items reported stolen”. The suspect was already in jail after being taken into custody on Wednesday by Arizona State University campus police. Lewis also stated that the jewelry did not belong to the rapper. He was then arrested and charged with felony burglary.
Court documents say King lives at a shelter and works for a company that cleans large facilities.
King is being assigned an attorney with the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office.
It was not immediately clear Thursday if King had an attorney.
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Drake and Future were appearing in the city’s downtown as part of the “Summer Sixteen Tour”, which began in July, according to the event website.
