HOUSTON, Texas - Tony Harvey, men's basketball coach at Texas Southern University, takes pride in looking out for his players. During Hurricane Ike, Harvey had his entire team stay at his Houston home. He's even invited his players to his house to cook them meals.
So Harvey was shocked and saddened to learn that one of those young men he had over for dinner allegedly returned the favor by ransacking the coach's house near Hermann Park and stealing more than $500,000 of expensive jewelry and other items.
Whithworth Treasure, 23, of Cypress, one of Harvey's former players, and Jasmine Payne, 22, of Houston, who played basketball for TSU's women's team, were charged this week with theft in connection with the Feb. 20 burglary, according to court records.
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Former TSU basketball players accused of stealing $534,000 worth of loot from coach
HOUSTON—Two former Texas Southern University basketball players have been charged with stealing $534,000 worth of goods from the home of the men’s basketball team coach, according to Houston police.
Jasmine R. Payne, 22, of Houston and Whitworth W. Treasure, 23, of Cypress were charged with felony theft.
Coach Tony B. Harvey’s housekeeper called him on February 20 to tell him his home had been burglarized. The head coach was out of town for a TSU basketball game at the time. He arrived home to find more than half a million dollars worth of custom jewelry and other goods had been stolen. The valuables included a watch, two necklaces and two bracelets.
Police said Payne and Whithworth allegedly tried to sell $90,000 worth of jewelry to Plaza Jewelry in the 7500 block of Bellaire for only $3,600.
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