Former NBA guard Rex Chapman accused of shoplifting

[Betallsports]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —


Former NBA guard Rex Chapman has been arrested for allegedly shoplifting $14,000 worth of merchandise from an Apple store in Scottsdale and then selling the items at a pawn shop.


Police took the 46-year-old Chapman into custody Friday afternoon after officers stopped his vehicle in northeast Scottsdale.


They say he's being held on suspicion of nine counts of organized retail theft and five counts of trafficking in stolen property.


Police say Chapman made it appear he was using the store's self-checkout, but left without paying.


He allegedly stole from the store seven times and sold the items for cash.




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<time pubdate="" class="dt-updated" datetime="2014-09-19T23:39:24+0000" title="Time posted: 19 Sep 2014, 23:39:24 (UTC)">7:39 PM - 19 Sep 2014

</time>Chapman, a former Kentucky star, was a first-round draft pick of Charlotte in 1988. He also played for Washington, Miami and Phoenix in a 12-year NBA career that ended in 2000.

 

[GurlGoneWild]

damn and I use to have a crush on him...

 

[SECplayer]

Geez. It amazes me that some people end up broke. Even after his career, he had several jobs for nBA teams.

Stealing and going straight to the pawn shop is a bad sign. Usually indicative of feeding a bad habit. Also didn't seem like he was too worried about getting caught.

 

[MotorMouth]

They have self-checkout at a computer store?
He got away 6 times before?
He sells this shit to a pawn shop?

Damn Winston couldnt even hustle up a few crab legs.

 

[loomis41973]

Note to self... I need to visit the Apple store in Scottsdale.

 

[rolltide]

well he only made $22M in his NBA career .... cut him a break

his ol UK buddy antoine walker made over $100M and is now broke

UK might want to make "Personal Finances 101" a core credits mandatory freshman class

 

[mrganja]

i lived in lexington for 25 years and met rex one day at the race track. it was after he left uk and was playin in nba. was one ofd my favorite uk players. on his jump shot he went straight up like nobody i've ever seen. this really saddens me.

 

[CHOPTALK]

Apple started this thing at some of there stores where you can buy things without going to the cash register with an app.

You scan the bar code with your phone camera and then it takes the money out of your ITunes account and you just walk out the store with your item without ever talking to anyone.