Brother of Rams' Puka Nacua Arrested in SUV Theft Case

In West Hollywood, California, on December 13, authorities arrested Samson Nacua, the older brother of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, and another man in connection with the unauthorized taking of a BMW SUV owned by Los Angeles Lakers forward Adou Thiero.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported that deputies responded to the 8400 block of Sunset Boulevard early that Saturday morning after Thiero tracked his late-model vehicle to the One Hotel. According to investigators, the SUV had been taken without the owner's consent from a location on Wilshire Boulevard. The suspects then drove it to the hotel, where they handed it to a valet before entering the building. Security footage from the hotel aided in identifying the men, who were located and detained nearby between 3 and 4 a.m.

The suspects were identified as 27-year-old Samson Nacua and 27-year-old Trey Rose. Both were booked on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent, a charge that can carry felony penalties depending on circumstances. Sheriff's records indicate the men were released later that same morning under California Penal Code Section 849b, which allows for release when there...