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Man Arrested For Stealing 7,500 LeBron ’12’ Shoes

By Cory Buck

Feb 5, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the Nike shoes of Miami Heat forward LeBron James during the Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 5, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the Nike shoes of Miami Heat forward LeBron James during the Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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A man from Memphis was charged with stealing a truck containing $1.5 million worth of LeBron ’12’ shoes, produced by Nike.

Next time some creepy guy asks if you want cheap LeBrons, maybe ask him the source, lest you be one of the people to buy shoes from someone like Charles Jennings out of Memphis. Jennings stole a truck full of unreleased Lebron sneakers and was in the process of selling them when he was arrested for theft.

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ESPN reports, ‘In early November, police say Charles Jennings, an employee of cargo transportation company Intermodal Cartage Group, used his ID card to get into a secure lot and drive away with the valuable shoes.’

“He had a pretty good idea what he had,” assistant chief of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Mark Dunbar said. “They were Nikes and they were more valuable in that they hadn’t been released yet.”

Jennings had built up a little black market shoe ring for about a week before getting busted. He is currently free on $75,000 bond.

The LeBron ’12’ shoes were initially intended for October release, but that was delayed thanks to a cosmetic issue. Now with the release looming, it looks like Jennings tried to take matters in his own hands. Now he’ll pay a steep penalty for the indiscretion.

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