A man allegedly ingested stolen earrings worth more than half a million dollars, moments before he was arrested by Florida police last week.
Jaythan Gilder, a 32-year-old man, has been accused by the Orlando police for lying to Tiffany & Co store employees by telling them he was representing a professional athletes prompting the workers to show him "several high-value pieces".
Gilder then allegedly stole the earrings from the employees and ran out of the store, as per BBC.
When police officers finally caught up with him later that day, they saw the alleged thief "swallowing several objects believed to be the stolen earrings".
He allegedly tried to steal two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 (£597,000) as well as a diamond ring but he dropped it during the time he fled the store.
The police, in a bid to confirm the allegations, released an x-ray that showed an abdomen with a foreign object inside.
Orlando Police was asked by BBC if they had retrieved the jewellery from the abdomen but they didn't relay the information.
The police reported that Gilder has stolen from Tiffany & Co from a store in Texas in 2022. There are 48 separate arrest warrants nearby Colorado as well.
The police have charged Gilder with robbery with a mask and grand theft in the first degree as he allegedly stole good worth more than $100,000. Until proven guilty in court, he is presumed innocent.
Haidilao says the incident occurred on Feb 24 but it only became aware of incident four days after it happened
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