Former Phoenix Suns sharpshooter Rex Chapman was arrested in Scottsdale on Friday after a months-long shoplifting spree at a local Apple Store that netted him approximately $14,000 in stolen goods. Chapman’s not-so-inconspicuous trick involved checking out merchandise via an iPhone self-checkout app, but not actually going through with the transaction. After leaving, Chapman would head to a local pawn shop to unload the stolen goods for cash. Employees picked up on the ruse after 1) recognizing Chapman as a former Phoenix Sun, and 2) after enough instances — seven, to be exact — of him walking out with merchandise he’d failed to pay for.
Chapman faces nine counts of organized retail theft and five counts of trafficking in stolen property. Court records also show that this isn’t Chapman’s only pending legal issue. A criminal warrant was issued for his arrest in June after failure to appear in court related to multiple traffic violations.
