A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies in collection with an attempted break-in at the home of Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and two other burglaries.
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Jabir Parker of Philadelphia was arrested Tuesday by the Lower Merion Police Department with assistance of FBI SWAT, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Philadelphia Police Department and the Pennsylvania Attorney General Office. He was charged with conspiracy to burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, criminal use of a communications facility and related crimes.
The news release from the Montgomery County DA doesn’t identify Barkley’s residence as the location of Parker’s attempted burglary. However, multiple media outlets in Philadelphia, citing sources, reported that the residence in question belongs to Barkley and his family.
Parker is being held on $1 million bail. Additional suspects are being sought, according to authorities.
Barkley and his family were unharmed after the attempted burglary of their home, when they were inside the residence, on July 18.
Parker is alleged to have burglarized two other residences and stealing items of jewelry valued at nearly $800,000 as well as a safe.
The investigation used cellphone data, surveillance video and multiple interviews to identify Parker, the Montgomery County DA’s office said.
