It'll be interesting to see how many more people get rounded up in all of this. My gut tells me that this guy who was arrested isn't likely to keep his mouth shut and will talk to lessen the charges if at all possible. If not him, any one of the other people that may have been involved or at the potential location "where others were present." Looking at his FB profile, he also has 6 kids. Sucks that this guy's actions will now have a negative impact on their lives.
"Asked how many others might face charges, Moses said three people were seen on the surveillance video. He also noted that the statue was taken to a location where others were present."
Alderete, who is jailed on $150,000 bond, faces charges of felony theft and aggravated criminal damage to property in the statue case. He also was charged Monday with identity theft and making false information in an October 2022 incident involving a pawn ticket, the complaint said.
Police provided no details about the case that led to his arrest. But online court records also show he also is charged with kidnapping and aggravated burglary. The criminal complaint said that he entered a Wichita home on Feb. 1 with the intent to kidnap someone as part of an effort to interfere with law enforcement.
Alderete also has a criminal record that includes burglary and theft, state correction department records show.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/0...rrest-00141294