(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 21, 2019 Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots drops back to pass during the second half of their game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Authorities say a Rhode Island man visiting the New England Patriots Hall of Fame took a Tom Brady jersey off a display and walked off with it.
Zanini Cineus, of Providence, was freed on personal recognizance after a not guilty plea to a larceny charge was entered on his behalf at his arraignment Thursday.
Police say the 33-year-old Cineus was wearing it under his jacket when he was apprehended by Thursday still in the vicinity of Gillette Stadium.
Police say the signed jersey was worth $10,000, but the team said it had not been worn in a game.
Cineus’s lawyer, Bill Galvin, declined to comment.
Brady’s game-worn jersey was stolen out of the locker room after the Patriots’ 34-28 overtime Super Bowl victory over the Atlanta Falcons in 2017.