A school janitor has confessed to being paid to steal dozens of laptops from former NFL Dallas Cowboy Deion Sanders‘ Prime Prep Academy charter school in Dallas. The former contractor, Solomon Warner, has come forward with details on how he stole the laptops that were purchased with tax dollars.
“We sold the laptops to three or four different people that I know,” Warner told News 8. “They were sold about two weeks after school opened up. I sold between 200 and 250 for about $220 apiece.” One of the laptops was recovered from a liquor store in Dallas. In order to prove the computer was actually stolen from Prime, News 8 turned it on and the welcome page opened to the words: “Prime” and “Student.” Another clue was revealed on the password page, which read “PRIME.”
The school has suffered a significant loss with the theft. A criminal complaint has been filed and the investigation is on-going, but former CEO and co-founder of the school D.L. Wallace is a key suspect. He resigned last November. Upon request, Wallace and his wife refused to release their access to Prime’s bank account as of Tuesday and had no comment when contacted by News 8.
The Texas Board Of Education is now involved in the case.