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A 25-year-old Milwaukee man allegedly broke into the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse at American Family Field and took items including club memorabilia and keys to the baseball team’s Arizona spring training facility, according to court documents. , was charged with robbery.
According to the complaint, police were called to the clubhouse on Sept. 9 after security camera footage alerted the team to roaming the facility with bags and other items taken from various parts of the stadium. was
Lost items included the team’s strength coach electronics, credit cards, and passports. 2 player game issue jersey. Autographed baseball bat. A replica World Series ring. According to the complaint, it included keys to the team’s spring training facility in Arizona.
During the scene investigation, detectives received a call from the suspect’s roommate. His roommate said he and the suspect, identified as Justin Bradone, were present at the Brewers’ doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants the day before and disappeared during the seventh inning of Game 2. When I got home later in the evening, my roommate started getting text messages from Bledorn, sending him pictures from inside the stadium.
Bledorn eventually called his roommate and asked him to drive him, but the roommate “told him he was alone,” according to the complaint. Bradorn took an Uber home early in the morning with a Brewers duffel bag full of team memorabilia, roommates told law enforcement.
After receiving a call from his roommate, detectives went to the apartment and found Bledorn asleep.
According to the complaint, Brodorn admitted to “drinking at least 10 beers during the game and at one point walking out during the game and passing out.” Bradorn told them, “I finally woke up and found him in the bushes,” and entered the stadium and began picking up items. He said, “When I woke up the next day and saw all the items he had taken, I realized he was really messed up.”
Bledorn’s attorney, Jeff Murrell, told CNN he has no comment at this time.
CNN reached out to the Milwaukee Brewers but did not receive a response on Saturday.