Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested again Monday, just days after he posted bail on similar charges that he burglarized a home and stole prescription drugs, authorities said. Leaf was first arrested on Friday after police found oxycodone pills in his golf bag that an acquaintance later said Leaf stole from his home. Then early Monday, three days after posting a $76,000 bond, he was arrested again on accusations that he broke into another home outside Great Falls, Central Montana Drug Task Force Commander Chris Hickman said.
The owners walked into the home Sunday afternoon to find a “tall man with an athletic build” inside, Hickman said. The man told the owners he had the wrong address and left. < snip >
Police obtained a warrant Monday and reviewed data from the GPS in Leaf’s pickup truck, searching for information that would link Leaf to the burglaries.
“The navigational system shows that he was in that driveway yesterday afternoon during the time frame of the burglary,” Hickman said.
The GPS data also showed the truck drove up to between five and 10 other houses in the area, and authorities were checking with the residents there, he said.
More people have come forward with claims of stolen painkillers since Leaf’s arrest Friday, though the task force has not yet investigated those claims.
The task force plans to go back through the GPS’ data history to pinpoint the truck’s location during Thursday’s burglary and to see whether it contains information that would lead investigators to a stash of stolen painkillers.
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Poster Comment:
At the surface it's just another jock goes bad story.
What I found interesting is how easy it is for LEO's to obtain GPS data from a vehicle.