Ja Morant Targeted in Multi-Million Dollar Crime Spree – FBI Investigates
The nationwide burglary spree has identified Memphis Grizzlies performer Ja Morant as one of its victims. TMZ revealed that the December 2024 burglary at Morant’s house resulted in valued losses exceeding $1 million for his luxury items and jewelry.
A Pattern of Targeting Athletes
An investigative team from Chile has taken responsibility for conducting burglaries against American professional athletes through their nationwide campaign. During his absence to watch the Grizzlies compete against the Warriors at FedEx Forum his house underwent a burglary. Professional athlete break-ins have established themselves as the new popular burglary pattern in which thieves exploit athlete game time to commit home invasions.
Among the many elite athletes who became burglary targets is Morant together with NFL quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Burrow from the Cincinnati Bengals and the unnamed Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, alongside Travis Kelce who also plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. üye of the NBA Milwaukee Bucks Bobby Portis became one among several NBA players who faced these crimes.
Arrests and Ongoing Investigations
Official authorities made seven arrests that connect to these burglary incidents involving Chilean nationals. The suspects in these burglaries consist of 24-year-old Pablo Zuniga Cartes alongside his 20-year-old brother Ignacio Zuniga Cartes as well as Bastian Jimenez Freraut at age 27 and Jordan Quiroga Sanchez at 22 years old along with Bastian Orellano Morales at 23 and Alexander Huiaguil Chavez at 24 and Sergio Ortega Cabello at 38. Authorities have confirmed that the seven arrested Chilean suspects belong to a well-organized South American criminal network.
Investigators have evidence against the suspects through selfies that show the suspects inside the homes of Mahomes and Burrow. The investigators have identified these individuals as responsible for stealing from Bobby Portis’ home in November 2024. The sporting world received offers of a $40,000 reward when Portis announced it to catch those responsible.
The FBI’s Role and Athlete Reactions
Law enforcement authorities initiated an FBI probe of the criminal organization after a surge in these cases emerged. Law enforcement officials have found that the suspects consistently choose to break into homes when athletes compete in their games particularly at games played away from home stadiums.
Numerous athletes have started implementing strong security systems to defend their residences. Tua Tagovailoa from the Miami Dolphins with Dak Prescott from the Dallas Cowboys used their funds to get better security systems featuring armed protection. Prescott made this decision following a residential burglary where his fiancée Sarah Jane Ramos ended up a victim.
Active in the field of national security the FBI alerts professional athletes to increase their social media privacy to protect their safety. Social media posts that reveal travel plans along with game event schedules expose people to criminal attacks.
Professional athletes throughout different leagues maintain constant vigilance as investigations advance to protect themselves from additional occurrences. Professionals from law enforcement institutions make continuous efforts to deliver justice to victims and to disband the criminal organization responsible for these notable break-ins.
