A Florida man is accused of swallowing $770K in stolen diamonds from Tiffany jewelry before he was arrested Orlando police say.
On Feb. 26 officers responded to the Tiffany & Co. at the Mall of Millenia on a robbery call
According to authorities, 32 Year-Old Jaythan Lawrence Gilder enter the store asking about earrings and rings he was interested in… Gilder told workers that he was an Orlando Magic player.
Gilder was taken in the back to a private room to take a look at the jewelry and grabbed all the jewelry and tried to open the door, injuring one of the two employees in the private room.
Gilder was able to flee the store and head toward the food court .
Cameras in the mall parking lot helped police eventually track Gilder down and arrest him.
When Gilder was being taken into custody by Florida Highway Patrol, he swallowed the jewelry – scans from the Washington County Jail confirmed it.
Gilder has 48 separate failure-to-appear warrants out of Colorado, the affidavit says.
At the, jail he spontaneously asked staff, “Am l going to be charged with what’s in my stomach?”
He faces robbery and grand theft charges.