Burglary Suspects Posed with Joe Burrow's Diamond Necklaces and Louis Vuitton Bags in New Police Photos

Three men connected with the burglary of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home last December are now facing state charges. 

On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich announced that the men have been charged with a first-degree felony of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and a second-degree felony of burglary. Prosecutors explained that the charges have been filed in connection with an organized crime ring, which has conducted burglaries across multiple states.  

“Let this be clear: If you commit a crime in Hamilton County, we will prosecute you,” said Pillich in a press release obtained by PEOPLE. “Organized crime has no place in our communities, and we will hold those responsible accountable.”

On Dec. 9, Burrow was playing the Cowboys in Dallas, Texas when the suspects broke into his Ohio home. At the time of their arrest, Jordan Francisco Quiroga Sanchez, Bastian Alejandro Orellana Morales and Sergio Andres Ortega Cabello were facing federal charges, interstate transportation of stolen property and falsification of records, according to ABC News. 

Part of the evidence against the three men includes photos from a suspect’s phone showing the men posing with what is believed to be Burrow’s personal belongings, including expensive jewelry, bags and a LSU t-shirt. A total of $300,000 worth of items were stolen from the star football player’s home, prosecutors said, according to the outlet. The pictures were found after a vehicle was pulled over for a traffic violation in Clark County, Ohio on Jan. 10, prosecutors told ABC News.

Pillich said in the press briefing that the men are believed to be from Chile and came to the United States legally. 

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“They appear to be involved in multiple thefts and burglaries in many jurisdictions, and they are far from the only individuals who do this sort of work,” she said, according to ABC News. Other people from the alleged crime ring may still be out there, Pillich warned. 

“Our task forces are the kryptonite that brings organized crime to its knees,” said Ohio Attorney  General Dave Yost in a press release shared with PEOPLE. “Task-force agents under our Organized Crime Investigations Commission are among the best in their field, and with the help of our partners, they excel at getting justice for Ohioans.”

Reporters asked Burrow about the burglary during a Bengals presser in January, where he said he felt like his “privacy has been violated in more ways than one.”

“Way more is already out there than I would want out there and that I care to share, so that’s all I’ve got to say about that,” Burrow told the media.

The break in came amid a string of robberies seemingly targeting professional athletes, and two months after the Kansas City-area homes of Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were burglarized within 48 hours of each other.

The string of robberies — which have also hit NBA players in Minnesota and Massachusetts, and an NHL star in Pennsylvania — may be linked to a South American crime ring, multiple sources told ABC News and Fox 4 Kansas City in November 2024.