MILWAUKEE (AP) β A Wisconsin man accused of masterminding the theft of a $5 million Stradivarius violin has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Salah (suh-LAH’) Salahadyn (suh-LAH’-ha-deen) was sentenced Monday, more than nine months after the 300-year-old instrument was snatched from a musician who was attacked with a stun gun after a performance in Milwaukee.
Court documents say Salahadyn told an acquaintance such a robbery was his dream crime because of the instrument’s value and the ease of grabbing it from a musician walking down the street. The violin was recovered in good condition from the attic of Salahadyn’s acquaintances.
Along with the prison term, Salahadyn was sentenced to five years of extended supervision.
The 42-year-old pleaded guilty Oct. 3 to being party to felony robbery.
