Drake's jewel thief sentenced to one year in jail

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Mar 12 2017 | 9:42 AM IST
The man convicted of stealing jewels from Drake's tour bus has been sentenced to one year in jail.
The homeless janitor who stole USD 3 million worth of jewels from Drake's tour bus has been sentenced to a year in county jail, reported TMZ.
The 30-year-old rapper had his tour bus broken into whilst he was performing at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, as part of his 'Summer Sixteen Tour' in September and Travion King, 21, was arrested after he was found breaking into a woman's dorm room at Arizona State.
He was reportedly caught with the stolen goods, which are believed to have belonged to the "One Dance" hitmaker's DJ, Future the Prince.
Travion will spend one year behind bars and will be on five years supervised probation after his release.
Travion listed his address as a homeless shelter in Phoenix and also stated that he works for a company that cleaning services for large facilities.
Police reports originally stated that the stolen items - which have now been recovered - were worth USD 3 million, but the court documents stated that the victim estimated the value at around USD 400,00.

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First Published: Mar 12 2017 | 9:42 AM IST

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