Man pleads guilty in 2024 athlete home burglaries case - ESPN

The first major development in months regarding the 2024 string of burglaries of high-profile athletes' homes — including those of NFL stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow — took place inside a Tennessee federal courtroom Wednesday afternoon when one of perpetrators pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of stolen property, according to court documents.

Alexander Esteban Huaiquil Chavez pleaded guilty to the charge, although Tennessee court documents provided no further details about the case. Federal authorities filed a complaint in Florida in February 2025 that listed Huaiquil Chavez as a member of a theft group comprising Chilean nationals that broke into the homes of athletes across the United States, stealing cash, jewelry and weapons. They were charged with interstate transportation of stolen property.

The only case in the Florida complaint related to Tennessee was a burglary from December 2024 in which approximately $1 million in jewelry, watches and luxury bags were stolen from the home of «Professional Athlete 6,» a Memphis Grizzlies player, while the Grizzlies hosted the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 19. ESPN's Tim MacMahon later confirmed the player was guard Ja Morant.

Huaiquil Chavez will be sentenced June 11. As part of the plea agreement, both sides agreed to two years imprisonment. If the court rejects the plea, either side can withdraw. U.S. attorneys recommended that Chavez receive «the maximum applicable reduction for acceptance of responsibility» provided he complies with the plea agreement's stipulations. Those include not committing any new crimes or purposely making false statements or testifying «falsely at any future proceedings.»

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