Kenny Williams’ house broken into; man charged

White Sox general manager Kenny Williams is already having a difficult off-season.

Scrambling to put a roster together with a reduced payroll and preparing to lose free-agent starting pitcher Mark Buehrle, Williams returned to his townhouse in downtown Chicago Monday night and realized he was a burglary victim.

Via email Tuesday, Williams was asked if he had any comment on the crime.

“No thanks,” he said. “(Laughing out loud).”

Details of the burglary certainly lend themselves to a little laughter.

A homeless man was arrested after he police said broke into Williams’ home.

On Tuesday, a Cook County judge ordered 51-year-old Wayne Field III held in lieu of $100,000 bail on a felony charge of residential burglary.

According to police reports, Field helped himself to beer, made a pizza and was defrosting a lobster before leaving wearing Williams’ clothes and his 2005 World Series ring.

Williams discovered the burglary when he returned hone Monday night. He saw beer bottles strewed about the house, a frozen lobster that had been partially defrosted on a kitchen counter and the oven was still warm, a person with direct knowledge of what happened told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized by Williams to discuss the incident.

Not only that, but Williams’ bed was crumpled, as if someone had been on it.

“It was like Goldilocks,” the source said.

Police responding to the burglary spotted Field looking into Williams’ home from outside, said Andy Conklin, a spokesman for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.

Field told police his name, which matched the name on a hospital wristband found inside Williams’ home. As police were questioning Field further, Williams told them that Field was wearing some of his clothes.

Field told police that he had broken into the house over the weekend, Conklin said. After he was handcuffed, Williams realized that a watch and his 2005 World Series ring were missing, the person told the AP.

Williams “looks at the guy and says, ‘Where is my ring?’” said the person, adding that the man turned around and showed Williams his handcuffed hands and the ring on one of his fingers.

Williams retrieved his ring and watch, but no longer wanted his clothes that Field was wearing, the person said.

Ÿ The Associated Press contributed to this report.