The mystery behind one of the scarier off-field stories of the Eagles' offseason has an answer. A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies connected to the attempted break-in at Saquon Barkley's home back in July, along with two other burglaries in the Philadelphia suburbs.
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies in collection with an attempted break-in at the home of Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and two other burglaries. t.co/tRQPIWTkML
Adam Schefter's report matches what's now on the record: police tied the same suspect to an attempted burglary at Barkley's place and two separate completed break-ins. The Barkley incident happened July 18 at his home in Malvern, Chester County, when he and his family were reportedly woken up by suspicious sounds and found an unknown male inside before calling 911. No injuries were reported, but it's the kind of moment that rattles a family regardless of how it ends.
This wasn't a one-off. Investigators say the same man hit a Bryn Mawr home on June 22, making off with about $106,700 in jewelry, then a Wynnewood home on July 5 for more than $687,000 worth. Geofencing put his phone at all three locations, and a nanny cam reportedly picked up his voice during the second job. He's being held on $1 million bail with a court date set for September 10.
Police have made an arrested in the July attempted break-in at Saquon Barkley's home. t.co/mk3a1e05lr
ProFootballTalk's framing gets at why this one carried extra weight around the league: an intruder inside an active NFL star's home, in-season prep underway, family present. Barkley has been open about upgrading his home security since the incident, which tracks — being a top-tier running back on a Super Bowl-contending roster comes with a level of exposure most people never have to think about.
For Barkley personally, this closes out an unsettling loose end from the summer right as the Eagles gear up to defend their title. For the alleged suspect, it's the start of a much bigger legal problem — three separate incidents, six figures and then some in stolen property, and a felony docket that doesn't get lighter because one of the targets happened to be famous.