A 24-year-old man was charged with attempting to burglarize the Chester County home of Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and stealing jewelry worth nearly $800,000 from two other homes, authorities said Wednesday.
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Jabir Parker, of Philadelphia, was charged with multiple felonies related to the alleged crime spree through Chester and Montgomery Counties. Parker was being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $1 million cash bail until his next court appearance, scheduled for Sept. 10.
In July, Tredyffrin Township police said an attempted burglary occurred at Barkley’s home, with at least one person getting inside. By the time police arrived, the burglars had fled. Barkley and his family were unharmed, police said.
The forced-entry burglaries happened in the overnight hours between June 22 and July 18, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said Wednesday.
Steele did not name Barkley as one of the victims, but police already had confirmed the case in July.
A spokesperson for the Eagles could not be reached for comment.
Two of the burglaries happened in Lower Merion Township, Steele said. The residents were not at home when they occurred.
In the first burglary, investigators found that 12 pieces of jewelry, with an estimated value of $106,700, were taken.
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In the second burglary, 28 items of jewelry worth an estimated $687,292 were stolen. A safe also was taken from the home.
The attempted burglary at Barkley’s home happened on July 18.
During the second burglary, Parker allegedly was captured by a nanny cam talking, presumably on his cell phone, Steele said.
Parker allegedly used his cell phone to communicate with a getaway driver during the two burglaries and one attempted burglary.
Parker allegedly used his cell phone and his Gmail accounts to Google phrases such as “gold presidential rolex,” “briony raymond new york,” asking how much a 1.5 carat diamond was worth, and other searches related to the stolen jewelry items, Steele said.
Parker allegedly rented a white GMC Yukon Denali from a rental location in Philadelphia on July 16 and returned it on July 18 at 6:43 a.m., less than two hours after the attempted burglary at Barkley’s home.
In July, Tredyffrin Township police released an image of a white SUV in connection with the attempted burglary.