Julian Campbell, Luxury Handbag Theft, Missouri 2016

Julian Campbell

Julian Campbell, 23, of Chicago, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in stealing more than $150,000 in luxury handbags from Saks Fifth Avenue at Plaza Frontenac in 2016. Campbell is the sixth of eight defendants to be sentenced in U.S. v. Dejaun Wingard et al.

Campbell admitted to traveling from Chicago on November 26, 2016, with a group of associates, stealing the purses and leading police on a high-speed chase before being apprehended near Litchfield, Illinois. Campbell also acknowledged conducting similar heists in Cincinnati, Ohio; Northbrook, Illinois, and at Plaza Frontenac earlier in 2016.

The luxury handbag theft occurred on November 26, 2016, when Campbell and his associates smashed display cases and made off with the valuable items. The total value of the stolen handbags was estimated to be over $150,000.

Campbell’s sentence comes after a lengthy investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Frontenac Police Department, the Illinois State Police, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, and the St. Louis County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. Assistant United States Attorney Tom Albus is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The remaining five defendants in the case are awaiting trial in U.S. v. William Curry et al. The defendants face similar charges for their roles in the luxury handbag thefts.

Campbell’s sentencing is a significant development in the case, bringing the total number of defendants sentenced to six. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are working to bring the remaining defendants to justice.

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