Brother of Rams' receiver Puka Nacua did not steal Laker Adou Thiero's BMW

"The arrest of the older brother of Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua and another man, initially suspected of taking Laker rookie Adou Thiero's BMW, in December 2025 stemmed from a misunderstanding, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. Samson Nacua, 27, took the SUV from a valet believing the car was his brother's, investigators said."

"as Thiero's, just a year or two older, an investigator said. Trey Rose, 27, who was also arrested, met Samson Nacua at another location and got in the car, also not knowing the car belonged to someone else, according to a sheriff's detective who declined to be named. Thiero had flagged down law enforcement, indicating that his car had been taken and he was tracking it on an app, which"

"showed it pinging on Sunset Boulevard. Nacua and Rose were arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent and released in December, the sheriff's department said, and have now cleared up the misunderstanding through interviews with the sheriff's department. It was not known how Nacua got the wrong vehicle from the valet. The victim does not want to prosecute and the sheriff's department submitted the case to the Los Angeles district attorney's office for rejection, the detective said."

Samson Nacua, 27, took an SUV from a valet in December 2025, believing it was his brother Puka Nacua's vehicle. Puka Nacua owns a BMW of the same model and color, slightly older. Trey Rose, 27, joined Samson and entered the car, also unaware it belonged to someone else. Adou Thiero flagged down law enforcement and tracked the BMW via an app to Sunset Boulevard. Deputies arrested Nacua and Rose on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent; they were released after interviews that cleared up the misunderstanding. The victim does not want to prosecute, and the case was submitted for rejection.

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