Former RHOP star Mia Thornton faces felony theft charge over alleged $11,000 furniture, TV removal from Atlanta condo with Jared McGriff in October 2025, months before airport arrest

Former The Real Housewives of Potomac star Mia Thornton is facing a felony theft-by-taking charge in Georgia over allegations that she removed furniture and a television worth thousands of dollars from a furnished Atlanta condo in October 2025. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, prosecutors allege that Thornton and Jared McGriff took the items, valued at between $5,000 and $25,000, while moving out of the rental property overnight on October 28. The latest filing follows Thornton’s arrest at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in November 2025, when police took her into custody over an outstanding larceny warrant.What are the allegations against Mia Thornton?The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office filed the felony theft-by-taking charge, according to the court documents. Prosecutors allege that Thornton and McGriff removed furniture and a television belonging to the condo owner without permission.The property manager reportedly told Atlanta police that the furnishings were part of the furnished rental and were not supposed to be taken from the unit. Receipts submitted to investigators placed the estimated value of the missing items at approximately $11,000, according to local reports at the time.The allegations concern the removal of the items in October 2025, several weeks before Thornton’s airport arrest. The charge remains unresolved, and the allegations have not been established in court.Details of Thornton’s airport arrestThornton was arrested in November 2025 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after officers responding to a wanted-person call at the Customs and Border Protection office discovered an active larceny warrant, Atlanta police said. She was taken into custody without incident.A judge subsequently set her bond at $2,500. Fulton County Jail records had identified the alleged offence as felony theft by taking at the time of her arrest, CBS News Atlanta reported in November 2025.The airport arrest brought renewed attention to the allegations involving the rental property, which had allegedly been vacated weeks earlier.What Mia Thornton said during her arrestPolice body-camera footage from the arrest captured Thornton asking to contact someone who had access to a storage unit because she wanted to “put that furniture back.”Her remarks were made months before the latest prosecutorial filing. The footage provides additional context to the incident, although the allegations remain subject to the legal process.Days after her arrest, Thornton shared birthday photographs on Instagram and wrote about “staying grounded” during a difficult week. She did not directly address the theft allegations in that post.Mia Thornton’s career and legal statusThornton announced earlier in 2025 that she was leaving The Real Housewives of Potomac after four seasons and relocating to Atlanta.Under Georgia law, theft involving property valued at $5,000 or more but less than $25,000 can carry a prison sentence of one to 10 years, although a judge may impose a misdemeanor sentence under the applicable provisions.Thornton’s felony theft charge remains unresolved. The allegations against her have not been proven, and the outcome will depend on the legal proceedings.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.