Thief who stole American footballer’s Hall of Fame ring jailed for two years

Gary Towsey, who was captured on CCTV wearing Andre Reed's 35,000 ring, admitted to charges of handling stolen goods

A thief who left an American football legend feeling totally gutted" by dismantling his stolen Hall of Fame ring to try to sell its gems has been jailed for more than two years.

Andre Reed, who played as a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills in the 1980s and 1990s, reported that the ring and other valuables, including passports, had been stolen from a room at London's Leonardo hotel last October.