The Brief
- 28-year-old Winston Love has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for his involvement in a theft ring involving mainly Lego products.
- A Tarrant County jury found Love guilty of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in Legos from nearly two dozen Target stores in North Texas.
- Love was arrested after a standoff with Watauga Police in Oct. 2025.
WATAUGA, Texas – A man arrested last year who was involved in a Lego theft ring was found guilty by a Tarrant County jury last week, and will spend the next 45 years in jail.
Lego thief sentenced
On June 4, a Tarrant County jury found 28-year-old Winston Love guilty of organized retail theft with a deadly weapon.
He was later sentenced to 45 years in prison for the offense.
Police connected him to thefts across North Texas Target stores mainly involving Lego sets. Coffee makers, vacuum cleaners and Playstation controllers were also recovered after his initial arrest in Oct. 2025.…