Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A Kansas man is facing over 19 years for his involvement in the stealing of a statue of Jackie Robinson from a local park in Wichita.
Ricky Alderete, 45, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, aggravated criminal damage to property, interference with law enforcement, criminal damage to property, theft, making a false writing and identity theft.
The statue was snatched from McAdams Park in January and was later "dismantled and burned," according to authorities. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The Wichita Fire Department was called to a trash can fire at Garvey Park around 8:30 a.m.
on January 30, where they discovered remnants of the stolen statue. Police noted that evidence did not suggest that the crime had been "hate-motivated." The suspect instead seemed to intend to sell the metal for scrap.