A former University of Georgia student accused of stealing football memorabilia from UGA All-American linebacker Roquan Smith’s vehicle last spring faces having his $12,200 bond revoked after he failed to appear for his arraignment, according to Clarke County Superior Court records.
Smith was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the eighth-overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.
The memorabilia allegedly stolen from the football player’s car by 21-year-old Landyn Shane Durham included Smith’s helmet and the jerseys he wore in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl and the 2018 Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
The items were stolen May 5 from Smith’s car at The Mark apartment complex on Oconee Street. Police valued the jerseys up to $40,000 each “due to Mr. Smith’s clout at UGA and soon in the NFL,” according to a police report, but Smith stated that the items were “priceless to him.”
Bose headphones were among allegedly stolen items found at Durham’s residence in Athens, and authorities also recovered from the home of Durham’s parents in Summerville Smith’s Georgia helmet, a UGA “Athlete of the Year” trophy, a Bluetooth speaker, watches, sunglasses, athletic shoes and an iPad.
Durham was linked to a second vehicle break-in at The Mark apartments in which he allegedly stole a UGA lacrosse player’s jersey and other items, according to police.
Durham was formally charged with two felony counts of entering an automobile in an accusation filed by prosecutors in Superior Court on Aug. 2.
Six days after Durham missed his Oct. 21 arraignment, Superior Court Judge Lisa Lott issued a bench warrant for the former student’s arrest.
That same day, records indicate that the Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office filed a motion for Durham’s bond to be forfeited.
Records indicate that attempts by the clerk of courts to contact Durham by mail failed.
A bond forfeiture hearing is scheduled for Jan. 18.