The brazen thief accused of sneaking onto Kim Kardashian’s $60 million property in LA and swiping a Lexus for a joyride has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation.
Trey Mendel is facing felony charges of taking a vehicle without consent and second-degree burglary for hopping behind the wheel of the vehicle — a 2017 Lexus GX 470 that belonged to one of Kardashian’s staffers — and driving around, according to legal documents.
Mendel’s public defender told the judge that the 27-year-old accused criminal did not seem mentally well after the lawyer visited him.
The judge ordered Mendel receive a mental evaluation. The alleged thief did not appear in court, and his bail remains at $75,000. He’s scheduled to be back in court later this month after the evaluation.
Mendel was arrested Sunday after allegedly burglarizing Kardashian’s Hidden Hills estate and stealing a staffer’s vehicle for a joyride around the gated neighborhood, the California Post reported exclusively.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to the $60 million property around 3:45 p.m. and took the suspect into custody at the scene, law enforcement told The Post.
Kardashian and her four children were not home at the time and have been staying at a nearby rental while the mansion undergoes extensive renovations.
This isn’t the first time Kardashian was the victim of a robbery– back in 2016, she was held at gunpoint at the Kardashians’ Paris apartment by a group of thieves dubbed the “grandpa robbers.)
8 people were convicted on an array of charges ranging from robbery to complicity in May 2025 after a high-profile trial in which Kardashian took the stand to testify.
Kardashian and ex-husband Kanye West bought the estate for about $20 million in 2014 and spent years renovating it before moving in. The famously minimalist property, which Kardashian retained following their 2022 divorce, has since been valued at roughly $60 million.
Kardashian’s latest love interest, Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton, shared a series of never-before-seen snaps with Kardashian over the weekend.
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