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iPhone Thieves Who Sent Goofy Selfie To Victim's Mom Arrested
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Ben Yakas
Published May 26, 2014
Modified May 26, 2014
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The iPhone thieves who sent a goofy selfie of themselves grinning to their victim's mother have both been arrested. Khayyam Alexander, 16, turned himself into police on Saturday, and has been charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. Fethi Nekrouf, 18, has been arrested as well, and was also charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.
According to police, the thieves snatched the iPhone of 14-year-old James Pugliatti, who was partying at an under-18 event at Stage 48 in Hell's Kitchen around 11:30 p.m. on April 17th. The suspects sent the above selfie to the victim's mom, Annette Pugliatti, along with the message, "Mom I’m so horny." They also allegedly sent the selfie to James' other high school friends on Snapchat.
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