On Monday, April 21, A.J. Brown, a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, publicly addressed the criminal who had stolen his vehicle.
According to ESPN, CBS, and Fox29, Brown, 27, offered to “make a deal” with the suspected thief and stated that he “won’t press charges” if his car was returned in now-deleted remarks posted on his Instagram and X accounts.
Awful: AJ Brown says his car was stolen outside his house in Philly last night at 3:45AM:
“Bring back my car and I won’t press charges, or when I find you today, it’s going to be what it’s going to be. Take it or leave it my guy.”
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In one video, Brown stated: “I’ll make a deal with you bro, to whoever you are, which I’m gonna find out soon, just bring the whip back bro,”
“I’ll make a deal with you…Bring back my car and I won’t press charges, or when I find you today, it’s going to be what it’s going to be. Take it or leave it my guy.”
The carjacker “pulled up at 3:42” and “go up out of there at 3:45,” according to Brown, who also stated that the robber was “smooth with it” when he took the vehicle, as reported by CBS. Before asserting that he was aware of the suspected thief’s location, Brown stated: “You fast on your feet, I’m gonna show you how fast I can be,” “We know where you are right now…right now…pull back up, bro,”
According to sources who spoke to Fox29 shortly after Brown’s social media post, police found the automobile near Camden, New Jersey, and the suspect was arrested on Monday.
