Another black eye to the James' Gang?

• hoops23

  

  This time regarding best friend Maverick Carter... All I can say is, wow. LeBron's image has already taken a hit and now his bestie goes ahead and does something like this?
  
  http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/lebron-pendant-now-center-of-police-investigation
  

  WADSWORTH, Ohio - Just a few days ago, Vaneisha Robinson believed her dreams were about to come true. As NewsChannel5 and newsnet5.com first reported, Robinson paid $5 for a pendant in the shape of LeBron James' number 23 jersey at a yard sale four years ago.
  
  Robinson thought it was costume jewelry until she had it appraised and certified by International Gemological Institute, which said the diamond-studded, gold jewelry was real and valued at nearly $10,000.
  
  The amateur boxer put the pendant up for sale on eBay, hoping to use the proceeds to open her own gym.
  
  On Wednesday, Robinson said she got a phone call that turned her dream into a nightmare. Robinson said it was Katherine L. Powers, the mother of Maverick O. Carter. Carter is the CEO of LeBron James' marketing company, LRMR.
  
  "[Powers] said that LeBron James was at her house and they wanted me to come over there. They were going to make me an offer that I couldn't refuse," Robinson said.
  
  It turned out the one-of-a-kind pendant belongs to Carter, who claims it was stolen. Robinson said she and her mother went to the Wadsworth house Carter shares with his mother, believing James was going to buy the pendant and give it back to Carter.
  
  "When I got there, LeBron James was not there. It was about eight or nine other people there," Robinson said. "They pretty much accused me, they threatened me and they used their authority to they (sic) best ability to get the pendant in their possession."
  
  Robinson said she and her mother drove to Carter's house in the 500 block of Caledonia Drive in her mother's pickup truck.
  
  "They blocked her truck in the driveway. They told us that we weren't going anywhere until they got that pendant. I was scared for my life," she said.
  
  Wadsworth police said they were called around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night by a woman visiting a neighbor of Powers. According to a recording of the 911 call, the woman heard loud arguing. She said she called the police at Powers’s request.
  
  "I walked away from that. I just kept walking just in case something was about to happen," the woman told the 911 dispatcher.
  
  WEB EXTRA: Click on the play button below to hear the 911 call:
  
  
  A Wadsworth police spokesperson said Robinson and her mother had already left when they arrived on scene. Powers was the only one there. She had the pendant.
  
  "Ms. Powers showed me the pendant in question and I was able to determine that it was a one-of-a-kind item and it did actually belong to Mr. Carter," said Sgt. James Elchlinger.
  
  Elchlinger said Carter was not at the house during the incident. A receptionist at LRMR told NewsChannel5 Thursday that Carter was unavailable for comment. Powers was not home when a reporter stopped at the house seeking an interview.
  
  The case is under investigation.
  
  Robinson did not call police Wednesday night, but showed up at the station Thursday afternoon. Robinson said she was advised to get a lawyer.
  
  Police are trying to determine if the pendant was ever reported stolen. But Robinson maintains she could not have had the jewelry certified by the I.G.S. if it were stolen property.
  
  The boxer vowed her next fight will be in a court of law.
  
  "There was no serial number on that pendant so it's untraceable," Robinson said. "That pendant is mine. It belongs to me. I want it back."

• miller45452003

  what a fuckin piece of garbage. Suck a dick LRMR!
• sjmvsfscs08

  Well LeBron could write her a check and come out looking like the good guy. But I hope he doesn't; fuck him.
• I Wear Pants

  Lebron is such a gigantic douche.
• SportsAndLady

  

  wow lol
• dave

  thats fucked up, like they should care about 10k, hell it probably wouldn't even sell for more than 3-4k.
• jordo212000

  

  They did not handle this right at all. They completely botched this. However, at the same time IF this was their property they had every right to get it back regardless of how much money they make. I guess we'll see how all of this turns out.
• vball10set

  sjmvsfscs08;424946 wrote:Well LeBron could write her a check and come out looking like the good guy. But I hope he doesn't; fuck him.

  
  why start now? as it's been said,his true colors are really starting to come through..."you can take the kid out of the 'hood,but you can't take the hood out of the kid"
• ernest_t_bass

  

  How is this LeBron's fault?
• rmolin73

  

  Here we go again. Would you ladies just get over the fact that he dumped you because you're no longer appealing.
• jordo212000

  

  That woman doesn't have a whole lot of character either. She bought a piece of jewelry at a yard sale, found out it was worth a lot of money and instantly tries to flip it on ebay. How come she never returned it to the owner or at least asked whether it was a mistake that it was in the yard sale?
  
  IMO she should have known this jewelry was "hot" and she didn't care.
• WebFire

  ernest_t_bass;425017 wrote:How is this LeBron's fault?

  
  Exactly what I was wondering.
• vball10set

  WebFire;425023 wrote:Exactly what I was wondering.

  not his fault,just guilt by association
• ernest_t_bass

  

  vball10set;425030 wrote:not his fault,just guilt by association

  
  Not really.
• rmolin73

  

  vball10set;425030 wrote:not his fault,just guilt by association

  
  So if I were to say there are a lot of dumb ass people making a deal about this whole LeBron thing I can call you a dumb ass by association?
• derek bomar

  

  what a piece of shit
• ernest_t_bass

  

  The only thing wrong with this entire situation is the way they went about "getting it back." they had every right to receive their property back... They just handled it wrong.
• thedynasty1998

  

  jordo212000;425022 wrote:That woman doesn't have a whole lot of character either. She bought a piece of jewelry at a yard sale, found out it was worth a lot of money and instantly tries to flip it on ebay. How come she never returned it to the owner or at least asked whether it was a mistake that it was in the yard sale?
  
  IMO she should have known this jewelry was "hot" and she didn't care.

  
  That woman is full of shit. I'm sure she is the one that stole it or knows who did. First off, whoever stole it wasn't going to sell it at a garage sale for $5, so I don't buy it. Secondly, Carter handled it wrong, but she's lucky they didn't beat the shit out of her.
• enigmaax

  Ha ha. Someone has your property, you try to get it back, and you are the piece of shit. And anyone who knows you is a piece of shit. This whole psycho-dumped-girlfriend complex keeps getting better and better.
  
  I like that it was said to be "one-of-a-kind" and then we get this, "There was no serial number on that pendant so it's untraceable". Thats a great way to justify your possession of stolen property, explain how you thought you were going to get away with it in the first place.
  
  They probably should have called police themselves or something to get it back, but if it belongs to the guy it belongs to the guy.
• Rotinaj

  

  thedynasty1998;425059 wrote:That woman is full of shit. I'm sure she is the one that stole it or knows who did. First off, whoever stole it wasn't going to sell it at a garage sale for $5, so I don't buy it. Secondly, Carter handled it wrong, but she's lucky they didn't beat the shit out of her.

  
  Yes, the woman and others had this elaborate plan set up to steal it.... and then put it on Ebay. If the woman was smart enough for this plan to begin with(which doesnt take much thought) then she is smart enough not to put it on Ebay, especially only a couple days after stealing it. Ebay is the LAST place to try and sell one of a kind stolen property.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Rotinaj;425075 wrote:Yes, the woman and others had this elaborate plan set up to steal it.... and then put it on Ebay. If the woman was smart enough for this plan to begin with(which doesnt take much thought) then she is smart enough not to put it on Ebay, especially only a couple days after stealing it. Ebay is the LAST place to try and sell one of a kind stolen property.

  
  Yea, it makes much more sense for someone to steal it and sell it for $5 at a garage sale....
• vball10set

  rmolin73;425038 wrote:So if I were to say there are a lot of dumb ass people making a deal about this whole LeBron thing I can call you a dumb ass by association?

  as long as I can call you a dumb ass for responding to it....anyway,I'm just giving an opinion of my perceived rationale as to why James is getting dragged into this--JMFO,ok??
• Rotinaj

  

  thedynasty1998;425087 wrote:Yea, it makes much more sense for someone to steal it and sell it for $5 at a garage sale....

  
  Exactly. Thats why i dont think the woman had anything to do with the theft. Who knows how it even got to the garage sale???
• thedynasty1998

  

  Rotinaj;425096 wrote:Exactly. Thats why i dont think the woman had anything to do with the theft. Who knows how it even got to the garage sale???

  
  Really?
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Something here sure smells fishy and this time it isn't Gloria.