{"id":317526,"date":"2024-04-16T14:41:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=317526"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:46:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:46:03","slug":"thief-who-allegedly-stole-elvis-jacket-from-casino-nabbed-by-florida-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/thief-who-allegedly-stole-elvis-jacket-from-casino-nabbed-by-florida-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief Who Allegedly Stole Elvis Jacket from Casino Nabbed by Florida Cops"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 50-year-old man was apprehended this past weekend for allegedly stealing<\/a> a jacket — once owned by Elvis Presley — from the Seminole Hard Rock<\/a> Hotel & Casino last year.<\/p>\n

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Elvis Presley, pictured above. A garment once belonging to Elvis was stolen from a casino. A suspect was arrested. (Image: Rotten Tomatoes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christopher Owen, 50, of Pompano Beach, Fla., was charged Saturday with grand theft. Days later, he was apparently released from a local jail with his case turned over to local prosecutors.<\/p>\n

The theft took place on February 14, 2023 at the Hollywood, Fla. gaming property.<\/p>\n

Woman Assisted<\/h2>\n

Owen allegedly stole the jacket and gave it to an unnamed woman accomplice. They both then fled from the crime scene. It appears the woman has not been charged.<\/p>\n

The jacket was valued at $11,670, according to police. No word if the casino ever got the jacket returned, according to Miami TV station WPLG.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Elvis jacket was on a mannequin that was blocked off from the public by ropes when it was swiped.<\/p>\n

Tribal police officers reviewed surveillance video at the casino which showed Owen taking the pricey item, according to Miami TV station WTVJ.<\/p>\n

Police also discovered Owen presented a driver’s license to receive cash at the casino around the time of the theft. That let officers more easily identify him as a suspect.<\/p>\n

In addition, an officer recognized Owen from a prior encounter.<\/p>\n

The Elvis jacket was just one rock and roll artifact on display at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clothes worn by the former king of rock and roll are sought after by collectors.<\/p>\n

Jacket Sells for $160K<\/h2>\n

Last summer, a tailor-made leather and mink coat worn by Elvis Presley was auctioned off for 128 UK pounds in the United Kingdom<\/a>. That equals roughly US $160K.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The four-foot garment was sold to an American collector at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire.<\/p>\n

The auction house said the coat was given by Presley to the brother of his fiancee, Ginger Alden.<\/p>\n

In the years after his 1977 death, the coat was auctioned off at an event at Presley\u2019s former Memphis, Tenn. residence known as Graceland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For me, it encapsulates the glamor of 1970s Vegas — Elvis in a mink coat,\u201d auctioneer Andrew Aldridge told the BBC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In August, Riley Keough<\/a>, 34, the eldest of four grandchildren of Elvis Presley, was named the sole trustee of the estate of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley.<\/p>\n

Priscilla Presley married Elvis in 1967. They were divorced in 1973.<\/p>\n

Keough became Graceland\u2019s new owner last year. An actress and model, she was featured in the Amazon series \u201cDaisy Jones & The Six.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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