Two University of Southern California journalism students were arrested at Kansas City International Airport last week for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of jerseys at the 2023 NFL Draft, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
Eric Lambkins II and Jude Ocañas had been in Kansas City, Missouri, covering the draft for USC Annenberg Media, which is a"student-led multiplatform news media overseen and funded by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism,"At around 1:20 a.m. on Friday morning, after the first round had already concluded, security footage showed the students walking toward the draft stage,.
The NFL's vice president of security told police that no one was allowed near the draft stage area at that time and that the students did not have access to the area. Three jerseys with a combined value of $1,050 were reported missing from the Nike room: one Dallas Cowboys jersey, one Minnesota Vikings jersey and one San Francisco 49ers jersey, according to police. All three had the No.
After the NFL helped police identify Lambkins and Ocañas, the students were arrested later that same Friday before they were about to board a flight back to Los Angeles. Police said the Cowboys jersey was found in Ocañas' bag and the 49ers one was found in Lambkins' bag. The Vikings jersey was not mentioned by police as a recovered item.
“While limited by student privacy laws in what we can share, we are cooperating with the authorities in this matter and will follow our internal processes with respect to any allegations of misconduct,” USC said in a statement,Lambkins is a graduate journalism student and U.S. Army veteran who serves as a managing editor for USC Annenberg Media,
. Ocañas is a freshman journalism student. Their trip to the draft was funded by the Annenberg School.
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