UFC veteran Karl Roberson is going through a number of prices pertaining to a jewellery theft in New Jersey. Roberson was arrested in connection to the thefts of valuables valued over $200,000.
Roberson’s alleged involvement within the heist was introduced by the Howell Township Police Department in a press launch. Roberson was the second particular person arrested in connection to the jewellery theft following the arrest of Dathan Thompson.
“Yes, it might be the identical particular person, Mr. Roberson. I’m accustomed to his UFC profession,” Detective Ryan Jackson instructed MMA Fighting, confirming Roberson’s id as an ex-UFC fighter. “It is certainly the UFC fighter, I’m nicely conscious of that.
“I’m conscious that he is been launched. He was lodged at our county jail for 2 to a few weeks, I’m undecided the timeframe, since then he has been launched.”
The suspects allegedly pried open the rear door of a residential property and stole greater than $200,000 value of unique jewellery and valuables from the master suite. The suspects had been sporting masks and had been noticed on dwelling safety surveillance cameras within the inside and exterior of the constructing, in keeping with the police report. Roberson and Thompson, each 32, had been recognized because the prime suspects and accused of “using advance coaching in technical purposes and evaluation of mobile knowledge to develop a number of suspects.”
Search warrants had been issued over the course of the investigation. Roberson’s automobile was recognized and he was pulled over throughout a site visitors cease in Neptune, New Jersey. A 9-millimeter handgun with an prolonged journal, a number of packages of suspected “crack cocaine,” marijuana and objects associated to the housebreaking had been allegedly present in Roberson’s automobile on the time of his arrest.
Roberson is being charged with housebreaking, theft, prison mischief, possession of a managed harmful substance and a number of other weapons offenses. Thompson was arrested at his dwelling and charged with housebreaking, theft and prison mischief.
Roberson (9-6) was signed to UFC in 2017 following a 15-second knockout of Ryan Span on “Dana White’s Contender Series.” He had a 10-fight stint within the promotion throughout the sunshine heavyweight and middleweight divisions. He fought the likes of Glover Teixeira and Marvin Vettori throughout that stretch. Roberson was launched from his UFC contract in July 2022 on the heels of 4 consecutive stoppage losses to Vettori, Brendan Allen, Khalil Rountree Jr. and Kennedy Nzechukwu.
