Category: Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Teen in Jersey City ‘sneaker’ murder will be prosecuted as adult

Brandon King

Our never-ending documentation of when the lure of leather and rubber causes people to divorce lucidity takes us to Jersey City, New Jersey where a youngster learned that when you play stupid games ,you win stupid prizes. Although he just turned 18, Devante Dormena was 17 when he was charged with killing a Jersey City man over pair of sneakers. Despite him being a minor at the time of the slaying , Dormena will be charged as an adult. Jose “Migue” Malave Dormena and 19-year-old Nasiar Day are charged with…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Robbers take Air Jordans, shoot man with flare gun

Brandon King

The latest in our long line of leather and rubber inspired lunacy comes from from Buffalo, NY. According to police there, robbers clad in black ensembles robbed a man of his Air Jordans and then shot him with a flare gun. The victim told police that early Easter morning, 2:50 A.M., men unknown to him used force to swipe his sneakers. After he’d given up the kicks, one of the thieves shot him in the leg with a flare gun. The victim was treated at Eric County Medical Center. The…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Ohio Man Shot and robbed of Yeezys

Brandon King

Our latest episode of leather and rubber inspired madness takes us to Cleveland, Ohio where a man’s attempt to sell two pairs of Yeezys went horribly wrong. A Parma, Ohio man traveled to Cleveland to meet someone with which he arranged to sell two pairs of Adidas Yeezy sneakers through text messaging. The agreed on price was $800, thought the shoes are valued at $450 each. The gentleman from Parma and his cousin met the buyers near an apartment complex. According to the police report, one of the buyers claimed…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Two Men. Attacked and Stabbed by 5; One has sneakers stolen

Brandon King

For our latest reporting of sneaker-inspired deparavity, we return to Brooklyn, N.Y. , where five ruffians ( four men and a woman) stabbed two men, robbing one of them of their sneakers. According to police, earlier this month the suspected attackers stabbed the two men, aged 21 and 28 respectively, multiple times at approximately 6:30 on March 24. One of the men was stabbed in the back and torso and the other victim was stabbed in the leg and torso. Both men were taken to a local hospital. The NYPD…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Teen arrested for stealing Yeezys

Brandon King

Our continual narrative of how sneakers can cause people to lose the ability to make quality decisions takes us to Brooklyn,NY where two teens decided that the best way to get a pair of Adidas Yeezys was to merely steal a pair. A 16-year-old an as yet-to-be identified accomplice arranged an 11:33 am meeting with a 36-year woman to buy the sneakers. The youths initially tried to pay for the sneakers with $400 worth of cash but when the seller/victim seemed to question the authenticity of the bills, the teens…

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Stupid Things People Do for Sneakers: UPS worker charged with stealing kicks worth $1,160

Brandon King

SECAUCUS, NJ — As much as many of us love sneakers, they should never ever cost you your freedom, job or life. Our seemingly never-ending chronicle sneaker-related imbecility takes us to Secaucus, New Jersey. After stealing three pairs of sneakers valued $1,100 from their Secaucus, NJ facility, a UPS was charged with theft. According to police Captain Dennis Miller, at 7:48 a.m. on March 15 Secaucus police responded to the UPS facility and arrested 41-year-old Halif Bryant. Bryant was charged with theft, processed and released. Miller said the sneakers had…

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NC Man charged as dozens of fake Nike sneakers seized

Brandon King

According to search warrants, state officials in North Carolina have confiscated scores of counterfeit Nikes and other bootleg merchandise that was shipped to a barbershop in Raleigh. Previous shipments of bogus items had been tracked from New York to Raleigh by investigators with the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office. They recognized the heavily taped cartons as those potentially containing spurious products, according to applications for search warrants of a SUV and multiple boxes at the Durham, NC FedEx facility. The application indicates eight boxes were delivered to Paul’s Barbershop…

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Stupid Things People Do Over Sneakers: Youngster stabbed trying to sell sneakers in NY subway station

Brandon King

The latest episode chronicling the depravity that is engaged in over footwear takes us back to New York City where a would-be sneaker seller was stabbed by his customers. According to law enforcement, the 17and 18-year-old victims planned on selling his shoes to a group of fellows he met on social media. However, when it came time to conduct the transaction, the three men they met with showed their intent was not to buy the shoes but to rob the teens. The sellers put up a fight until one of…

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Montana man facing felony following alleged sneaker theft

Brandon King

Our crisscrossing of this nation chronicling sneaker-related imbecilery takes us to Great Falls, Montana, where a local man is on the verge of ruining his life over leather and rubber. Alex Joseph Mondragon, 23, is charged with felony burglary and the misdemeanors criminal mischief an theft. On January 22, 2018, Great Falls police responded to a call where a homeowner reported multiple items missing, incluing some vintage Adidas sneakers. According to court records, the front door of the home had been kicked in and the frame was damaged. The homeowner…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Stamford CT man charged in Yeezy sneaker robbery

Brandon King

Our latest chronicling of leather-and-rubber inspired foolishness takes us to Stamford, Connecticut where a local man decided that freedom was not worth it and decided to take a run at some kicks that did not belong to him. 21-year-old Malik Claybourne of Stamford, was accused of robbing a man of three pairs of Yeezy Boost sneakers last month. The victim, a 22-year-old Stamford man told police three men gave him counterfeit money for the sneakers. According to lead investigator Mike Longo, the victim met the buyer on social media. An…

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