18-Year-Old Arrested After Phone Reveals Plot Targeting Kylian Mbappé

Overview

• An 18-year-old identified by investigators as Clément L. was arrested in Nanterre and is being held in pretrial detention in isolation.
• Police say they seized the suspect’s phone and found a list of 26 celebrity addresses that classified Kylian Mbappé as a 'very rich target' to be approached in Paris.
• Forensic traces from a failed April break-in, including fingerprints on an abandoned item, helped link the same group to a series of thefts and identify suspects.
• Investigators also tied the group to a successful Paris jewelry robbery that took 11 luxury watches worth about €150,000, and an alleged accomplice is responding to the case on conditional release.
• During interrogation the suspect acknowledged knowing the acts were illegal but denied being the ringleader and judicial enquiries and prosecutions are ongoing, with officials warning of wider risks to high-profile residents.