Some may look at the reality TV show “Pawn Stars” as meaningless entertainment, but former Washington Redskins lineman Mark May sees them as a helping hand on the case.
According to Sports Illustrated, two Super Bowl rings — from XVII and XXII — were stolen from May at a charity event in Arizona on April 29.
Authorities say that a man identified as Marcel Behnert tried to sell the two Super Bowl rings, which May won with the Redskins after the 1982 and 1987 seasons, at a pawn shop that was featured on “Pawn Stars.” Sports Illustrated writes:
May received a call in July from Pawn Stars’ sports memorabilia collector Diamond Don asking if the Super Bowl rings were for sale.
Gold & Silver Pawn in Las Vegas then called police and said that Behnert was the man who tried to sell the Super Bowl rings for $12,000, according to ABC 15.
Behnert now faces charges of theft and trafficking stolen property, and May has been reunited with his coveted rings.
