A man accused of masterminding the theft of a $5million Stradivarius violin pleaded guilty to robbery robbery Friday. The plea deal for Salah Salahadyn comes nearly eight months after the 300-year-old instrument was snatched from a musician who was attacked with a stun gun following a performance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Salahadyn, 41, was taken into custody after changing his plea during a hearing in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. He could face up to 10 years in prison when sentenced November 10. Music man: Salah Salahadyn, 41, of Milwaukee, has pleaded guilty to masterminding the theft of a Stradivarius violin from a concertmaster in January
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Salah Salahadyn, 41, could face up to 10 years in prison for the violin theft
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The 300-year-old instrument was snatched from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond in January
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Salahadyn pleaded guilty in 2000 to trying to resell a $25,000 statue to the owner of the art gallery from whom it had been stolen in 1995
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The instrument was missing for nine days before police found it, in good condition, in a suitcase at the @placeholder home of Salahadyn's acquaintances.