{"id":281345,"date":"2026-05-22T21:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281345\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:25:09","slug":"man-accused-of-stealing-12000-gold-chain-from-tourist-after-game-of-chance-in-wynwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281345\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of stealing $12,000 gold chain from tourist after game of chance in Wynwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI \u2014 A 27-year-old man appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Friday after detectives accused him of stealing a $12,000 14-K gold chain three months ago in Miami\u2019s Wynwood neighborhood. <\/p>\n

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On Feb. 21, a tourist from New York reported that a thief stopped him as he walked along Northwest 24th Street, near Second Avenue, offered to play a game, and fled with his chain in an Acura ADX, records show.<\/p>\n

The tourist was able to provide the Acura\u2019s tag, and after a line-up, a Miami detective identified the thief as Charlie Sanchez, according to a police arrest report. <\/p>\n

On Thursday, police officers arrested Sanchez, of Doral, at 2:10 p.m. in Miami\u2019s Liberty City neighborhood, and the detective questioned him. <\/p>\n

Sanchez \u201cstated he recalled the incident where he held the chain but denied stealing it … mentioned he was not the one operating the game of chance … he did not know who the one operating the game was,\u201d a detective wrote, according to the arrest report. <\/p>\n

Miami-Dade County corrections booked him at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he remained on Friday afternoon, according to inmate records. <\/p>\n

Sanchez faced charges of third-degree grand theft and obtaining property by gaming. His bond was $2,650. <\/p>\n

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report. <\/p>\n

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