Jaythan Gilder, 32, is accused of posing as a representative of an Orlando Magic player before he swiped two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 from a Tiffany & Co. in Orlando, police said.

A man pretending to represent a professional basketball player allegedly swallowed hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of stolen Tiffany jewelry, according to court documents.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported arresting a Texas man wanted in Orlando after he swallowed four stolen diamonds valued at nearly $770,000.

Police in Orlando, Florida, have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to steal $770,000 worth of diamonds by swallowing them. Jaythan Gilder, 32, was arrested Feb. 28 in connection with a robbery two days earlier at a Tiffany & Co.

A Texas man is in custody until he can get something out of his system — in this case, allegedly stolen property from an Orlando Tiffany store. The post ‘Am I going to be charged with what’s in my stomach?

Jaythan Gilder, 32, told staff at Tiffany & Co. in the Mall at Millenia that he represented ‘a professional athlete,’ before being taken to a VIP room and shown an array of highly valuable items

A man has been accused of impersonating an NBA agent and stealing $769,000 worth of earrings-and swallowing the jewelry while under arrest. According to court documents filed by the Orlando Police Department,

The man allegedly swallowed two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 (£597,000) hoping to avoid being charged with theft.