INQUIRER Sports

SAN ANTONIO?A basketball jersey autographed by Michael Jordan was stolen from the home of San Antonio Spurs star guard Tony Parker in May, police said Thursday after uncovering a key lead in the case.

The sheriff's department in Bexar County said the jersey was reported missing last month by Parker's manager after the theft was discovered from a gym that was under construction at the French playmaker's home.

But a bid to profit from the theft appears to have backfired.

Police discovered that Christopher James Carolan had placed a listing to sell the jersey on the internet site Craigslist. Carolan, 22, of San Antonio worked for the security firm that was hired to safeguard Parker's house.

Police discovered that Carolan had an outstanding warrant for another burglary case and arrested him on that earlier charge. He remained in jail Thursday even as a theft warrant also was issued in the Parker case.