Overview

• Earl Henderson Riley IV, 21, is accused of leading break-ins between February and May and faces four counts of residential burglary and one count of first-degree robbery.
• Prosecutors say more than $300,000 in designer purses, jewelry and luxury watches were stolen from Mariners’ Luis Castillo and Julio Rodriguez, Seahawks’ Richard Sherman and Dodgers’ Blake Snell.
• Investigators recovered many stolen items at Riley’s residence and relatives’ homes and tied him to the crimes through cellphone location data.
• Riley’s arraignment is scheduled for June 16 and prosecutors have warned that additional suspects could face charges as the probe continues.
• The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office coordinated a multi-agency investigation after FBI and league alerts highlighted a rising threat from organized burglary rings targeting professional athletes.