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(NewsNation) — A high-end Chicago footwear store was raided by section police, with much than $2 cardinal of stolen merchandise recovered.
Flee Club had $2.4 cardinal worthy of stolen merchandise seized by Cook County Police. Now, 1 of its owners and an worker are accused of knowingly purchasing stolen goods.
Darius Kelly, 44, and Jerry Walker, 50, are accused of willfully purchasing and selling the stolen goods to customers. Walker has besides been charged with aggravated unlawful usage of a weapon.
During the raids, authorities besides seized 5 firearms, adjacent to 200 rounds of admonition and aggregate magazines, per the sheriff's office.
Flee Club has been known arsenic thing of a sneaker hotspot successful Chicago, with rappers specified arsenic Lil Baby and Fabolous, among those seen successful the store — arsenic seen connected Flee Club's Instagram.
It is not the archetypal incidental Flee Club has endured relating to stolen goods. NewsNation affiliate WGN reported successful October 2023 that much than $100,000 successful merchandise was stolen from The Flee Club.
