Two Men Arrested Trying to Sell Stolen iPhone, Wallet Back to Victim

According to reports from the , two men were arrested last week when they tried to sell back the items one of them had allegedly stolen from a woman at her workplace.

Officers responded on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan 18, to an office on the 1200 block of DeKalb Street for a report of a theft. The victim told responding officers that an unknown male had apparently taken her purse from the office while she was out briefly. She was aware of this because the suspect had texted her husband from her own phone, thinking he was her, to inform her that her purse was in the bathroom, but that he had removed her iPhone (the same one he believed he was contacting her on) and wallet.

The suspect negotiated with the victim's husband to return the items in exchange for $400 (negotiated down from $1200, the victim's coworkers say, as the phone and wallet were not worth $1200). Officers were conferenced in on a phone call with the suspect, who demanded the police not be involved, and the victim agreed to meet with the suspect at her office to retrieve her belongings.

At the agreed upon time, an officer witnessed two men – 26-year-old Kevin Derrick Clark, of Philadelphia, and 24-year-old Odell Junior Johnson, of Norristown – approaching the office and took them into custody. Johnson was found to be in possession of the wallet filled with credit cards and identification bearing the victim's name and the stolen iPhone.

As police were taking Johnson in custody he reportedly stated, "Damn, I know I shouldn't have done this for that dude!" Johnson then told police, "This other guy wanted me to meet someone and give the phone back. He said he found it." Johnson agreed to provide officers with a statement regarding Clark's involvement.

Clark is being charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. Johnson is being charged with receiving stolen property and conspiracy to receive stolen property.