The thief who stole Bo Levi Mitchell’s Grey Cup and Most Outstanding Player rings doesn’t know what happened to them, court heard Tuesday.

Crown prosecutor Cameron Jose said when Jared Lee Douville was confronted by police about the theft from the Calgary Stampeders quarterback’s truck, he initially denied taking the valuable rings.

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And when Douville did come clean and attempt to locate the jewelry, he said he had no idea what came of them, Jose said of the items that have not been recovered.

Douville admitted taking the rings, worth more than $20,000, on Jan. 2 from Mitchell’s unlocked truck in a northeast Calgary Canadian Tire store parking lot in what defence lawyer Andrea Urquhart called a “crime of opportunity.”

Urquhart said Douville grabbed the rings along with some loose change and candy.

As part of a joint submission that saw the Red Deer native released from remand, Judge William Cummings sentenced Douville to 30 days of time already served for the theft.

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Cummings noted winning a Grey Cup takes great dedication and said Mitchell likely considered the jewelry badges of honour.

“That is a ring that comes, of course, with considerable hard work, dedication both throughout the course of the season, but indeed leading up to that,” Cummings said of the championship ring.

Mitchell was awarded the rings after leading the Calgary Stampeders to the 2018 Grey Cup and being named the game’s most outstanding player.

Douville was handed the equivalent of 141 days of custody for the theft and more than a dozen other minor charges, most for breaching probation.

KMartin@postmedia.com

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