Winston Love, 28, was convicted of organized retail theft with a deadly weapon after investigators linked him to more than $300,000 in stolen merchandise
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- Winston Love, 28, was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $10,000 after his conviction for organized retail theft with a deadly weapon
- Police said investigators linked him to more than 200 stolen LEGO sets and over $300,000 in merchandise taken during a 50-day spree
- Authorities said the case was the first trial under Texas’ updated organized retail theft statute, which took effect in September 2025
A Texas man who stole more than 200 LEGO sets and hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise during a multi-state retail theft spree has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Winston Love, 28, was convicted June 4 of organized retail theft with a deadly weapon and later sentenced to 45 years in prison, according to a June 10 news release from the Watauga Police Department and trial results posted by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.
The jury also assessed a $10,000 fine, according to trial results posted by the district attorney’s office.
According to a Watauga police press release, investigators connected Love to a 50-day theft spree in 2025 that spanned North Texas and Oklahoma and involved more than $300,000 in stolen merchandise…