A former North Dakota State University football player is accused of stealing a watch worth nearly a quarter million dollars at a Twin Cities restaurant earlier this summer.

The 20-year-old from Wayzata, Minnesota, is facing one count of theft, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County on Aug. 27.

Charges say law enforcement responded to a reported theft at Maynard's Restaurant in Excelsior on July 4. The victim told officers that a bag he had stored in the sealed cabin area of his friend's boat went missing while he was eating at the establishment.

The bag, worth approximately $2,400, contained the victim's car key, passport, AirPods, flash drives for work, approximately $400 in cologne, $25,000 worth of limited edition clothing, between $5,000 and $10,000 in cash and

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