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Kansas City Chiefs Lineman Chris Jones Offers to Cover $1.5M in Stolen Chicken Wings to Free Woman

The woman was convicted of stealing food from kids during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier this week, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones offered to cover the $1.5 million worth of chicken wings stolen by a former food service director during the COVID-19 pandemic in exchange for her release from prison.

“I’ll pay for the wings that she stole to get her free,” he wrote in an X (formally known as Twitter) post.

Vera Liddell, who served as director for Harvey School District 152 near Chicago, is currently serving time at the Cook County Jail for theft and operating a criminal enterprise, according to CBS News. She pleaded guilty to the charges last Friday, Aug. 9, and received a nine-year prison sentence.

According to court records, Liddell was accused of ordering more than 11,000 cases of chicken wings through the district between August and November 2021, but those wings never made it on the students' plates. 

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