Hernandez continued through the museum and used a hand sanitizer stand to shatter the case containing a statue of the "Batah Kuhuh Alligator Gar Fish" valued at $10,000, which he then picked up and slammed to the ground, breaking it to pieces, the sheet says. He also smashed a case and destroyed a "Kylix Herakles and Nemeon Lion" statue, valued at about $100,000, according to police. The two items combined were valued at about $5 million, the document says. That oughta show her.Į is seen on video in the museum, walking from room to room, smashing display cases and the items inside, according to a Dallas police arrest sheet.Īfter he punched a case multiple times, Hernandez grabbed a metal stool and shattered the glass and two pieces within it - a sixth century Greek amphora and a pot dating to 450 B.C., according to the police document. The angry gentleman, Brian Hernandez, broke into the museum with a metal chair at 9:40pm Wednesday night, according to NBC News, and then proceeded to smash precious items including ancient Greek statues and a pot that dates back to 450 B.C. When Umodu returned the cash, they kindly gave her $2,200 to buy a new refrigerator.Ī 21-year-old Texas man became cross with his girlfriend, so he did the logical thing and destroyed more than $5 million worth of ancient artifacts at the Dallas Museum of Art. I have three beautiful grandchildren, so what can I ever ask from God?"Īs luck would have it, the family turned out to be good samaritans as well. She added that she gave the money back to the family right away, saying, "God has been kind to me and my children. "I was just telling my son, 'Come, come, come!' I was screaming, 'This is money! I need to call the guy!'" Umodu recounted to ABC7. Umodu unzipped the cushion and to her surprise, she discovered a stash of envelopes stuffed with thousands of dollars in cash.
There was something bulky inside one of the sofa cushions. Once Umodu brought the sofas home, she closely examined their condition, and that is when she noticed something odd. Although she excitedly screamed for her son to check out her amazing find, the good samaritan decided to give the cash back to the family who had given away the sofas. But that was nothing compared to the hidden $36,000 she discovered inside one of the cushions after she brought the set home.
A California woman already thought she was lucky when she found a free set of sofas and a matching chair on Craigslist.