NC State students stole part of former basketball court at Reynolds Coliseum, police say
Four N.C. State University students turned themselves in to police Monday on charges that they stole sections of the old basketball court at Reynolds Coliseum last month.
A fifth student, from Wake Technical Community College, is also charged in the case, said Maj. David Kelly with the N.C. State campus police.
Police say the men wore masks and entered Reynolds Coliseum on Dec. 7, stealing two 5-foot-by-8-foot wooden panels from a storage area.
The theft was reported the next day.
Kelly said the panels, valued at $1,300 each, were recovered, but one was damaged beyond repair.
The students have been charged with felony larceny and misdemeanor injury to personal property and wearing a mask or hood in a public place, according to police records.
The N.C. State students who face charges are:
▪ Benjamin Christopher Ogburn, 21
▪ Te-shawn J-Quan Lee, 21
▪ Michael Jesus Delgado, 18,
▪ Robert Wayne Marble, 21
The William Neal Reynolds Coliseum, known as the “Old Barn,” opened in 1949. It was home to the Wolfpack men’s basketball team for years.
The venue closed in 2015 and reopened the following year after a $35 million renovation.
This story was originally published January 29, 2019 at 12:02 PM with the headline "NC State students stole part of former basketball court at Reynolds Coliseum, police say."
