From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Authorities have identified the suspect who was taken into custody after allegedly stealing a ring from Kay Jewelers at the Pinnacle in Trussville 0n Thursday.
Kunta Kinte Griffin
Kunta Kinte Griffin of Birmingham, 36, has been charged with 1st degree theft of property with bond set at $15,000.
Griffin allegedly stole a ring from Kay Jewelers before leaving the shopping center as a passenger in a vehicle.
The vehicle was pulled over a short time later by an officer with Trussville Police Department, and Griffin was taken into custody after attempting to elude police on foot.
Griffin also had an outstanding warrant in Jefferson County for probation violation.
He was transferred from the Trussville City Jail to the Jefferson County Jail Friday.
29 Comments
Ronald Hagood Jr.
There ain’t no way that’s his real name lol
The Trussville Tribune
Here is his list of aliases per the Alabama Department of Corrections:
GRIFFIN, K KINTE GRIFFIN, KUNTA FINTE GRIFFIN, KUNTA K GRIFFIN, KUNTA KINTE GRIFFIN, Marcus
Ronald Hagood Jr.
Gail Smith Wright
Maybe his mom really liked the movie, Roots.
Jeff Jessen
No way that’s his name.
Steven Allen
Shannon VanderWall Dean
My thought exactly. Going through life with that name made him mean!
W Michael Schuelly
That name
Tere Vermillion Sizemore
Marcus 😂
Jim Wood
I read an article once about how many babies were named Kunta Kinte in the year after Roots was in theaters and it was in the thousands.
Allen Long
I guess his Roots run deep…
Jesse Cole Bonham
Jaki Deniz Akalin check out this guys name!!!
Larry Coleman Brand
Toby Dammit Toby!!!
Angelica Foreman
Lashundra Gray Gunn
Linda Ogletree Burchfield
glad they caught the scumbag!!! hope they take away any welfare etc!!! wish these people would get a job and quit taking from the honest,hard working people that’s working to pay for the scumbags welfare,food stamps, babies etc…GET A JOB
Emmett Haislip
But he went to Kay’s
Li Dree
Bitch You throwing shade or being Racist ? Seem like you being both
Linda Ogletree Burchfield
read it as you want…name calling,classy
Phyllis DeGrado
Lyrone Sims Steed
Maybe he should’ve gone to Jared’s
Akia Hutchinson-Jones
Jemia Shields
Wendy Keith Bayer
You realize the majority of welfare recipients in the state of AL are the elderly and children, right? 🙄
Anita Bean Pollard
His parents did not like him.
Shawn McClain
Mary Frame
Wendy Keith Bayer – the parents should be responsible for their kids.
Allen James Hudson
Megan good thing you don’t work at that one!
Keith Wilson
I heard this guy’s name is actually Toby.
Dawn Thomas
POS!
Elaine Kelly Turner
Should have went to Jareds ! Lol sorry I had to.