Duce "Lost" $100K In Jewelry

PhillyPhreak54 · February 15, 2006, 09:11:18 AM

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Quote(Richland) February 13, 2006 - Richland County investigators are trying to figure out how a professional football player lost $100,000 worth of jewelry in a Two Notch Road nightclub.

Former USC star and pro football player Duce Staley says he "lost" some highly valuable jewelry while he was getting roughed up by club security shortly after 4:00am Saturday at Studio 54.

According to the incident report from the Sheriff's Department, Staley says he had a VIP pass from management and was apparently trying to enter the club when he got into an argument with a security guard.

According to the report, one of the guards grabbed Staley by the throat. And it was then that Staley lost a bracelet and two diamond earrings, total value, $100,000.

Richland County Lieutenant Chris Cowan says the department is still trying to find out why a former Philadelphia Eagle and current member of the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers would be denied entry to the club, or how the jewelry could have been taken off Staley and simply disappear, "I know there was a bracelet that was involved which I would assume would be easy to come off during some kind of physical altercation. I don't know how the jewelry was secured to his body, so I can't really comment on it."

Staley has a home in Cayce. WIS tried to reach him by phone, but the man who answered hung up twice. And the club's owners were not available for comment.

Cowan describes Studio 54 as a "Gentlemen's Club," featuring women dancers. He says it has not been a major trouble spot for the sheriff's department, "This is not one of our problem location clubs. We've worked with the management, the management has worked with us. We have taken reports of larceny from autos, in the parking lot. We do not have a significant amount of incidents that have occurred at that location."

The jewelry is an 8.5 inch platinum bracelet and the two earrings. It's missing, along with some of the details of Duce Staley's night out.

Reported by Jack Kuenzie

Posted 7:55pm by Chantelle Janelle

SunMo · February 15, 2006, 09:16:50 AM

Duce went to USC?

PhillyPhreak54 · February 15, 2006, 09:18:05 AM

USC = University of South Carolina

SunMo · February 15, 2006, 09:19:40 AM

i thought it was a southern school, that's the worst misuse of a college acronym* ever.

*i am Wingspan's bitch

Wingspan · February 15, 2006, 09:21:40 AM

you mean acronym? lol

SunMo · February 15, 2006, 09:23:17 AM

yeah, i typed that too fast. i suck.

Wingspan · February 15, 2006, 09:25:11 AM

Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 15, 2006, 09:19:40 AM
*i am Wingspan's bitch

roll over!

PhillyPhreak54 · February 15, 2006, 09:29:01 AM

Well, it is a local article from that area. So they call it USC.

Just like in Texas they call the University of Texas UT. The same as University of Tennessee is called.

SunMo · February 15, 2006, 09:29:51 AM

Phreak, you didn't make that clear and I was confused, and scared.

SunMo · February 15, 2006, 09:30:10 AM

double post

PoopyfaceMcGee · February 15, 2006, 09:30:39 AM

OSU - Oregon State University

Good thing no other states start with 'P'. Holla.

Feva · February 15, 2006, 09:32:19 AM

What has the world come to when a SB champ can't even get in the club to look and grab at a little ass?

Geowhizzer · February 15, 2006, 10:00:52 AM

So, does this imperil our planned Duce reclamation project?

Rome · February 15, 2006, 10:04:50 AM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 15, 2006, 09:29:01 AM
Well, it is a local article from that area. So they call it USC.

Just like in Texas they call the University of Texas UT. The same as University of Tennessee is called.

[Spurrier] Can't spell Citrus without U-T. [/Spurrier]

ice grillin you · February 15, 2006, 10:27:59 AM

Good thing no other states start with 'P'. Holla

pittsburgh state