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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment jewel thief tries to swallow $770,000 worth of Tiffany & Co. diamonds
A habitual jewel thief was caught on police body worn camera swallowing $770,000 worth of stolen Tiffany & Co. diamonds to avoid arrest. Jaythan Gilder, 32, was pulled over about 330 miles outside of Orlando, Florida, on February 26 after troopers were warned to 'be on the lookout' following a robbery at Tiffany & Co. earlier in the day. He had allegedly posed as a representative of an NBA player seeking to purchase diamonds. When he was taken to a private room, he snatched two sets of diamond earrings worth $609,500 and $160,000 and fled the store. Extraordinary body camera footage from his arrest was obtained by The Smoking Gun and captured the moment an officer noticed Gilder. The jewel thief was handcuffed and being led to the patrol car, 'was talking with a closed mouth and was moving an object around... using his tongue.' An officer quickly lunged at him while two other cops rushed to help, ordering Gilder to open his mouth and spit out the contents as they held him face down by the throat. 'You're about to get tased,' one trooper told him as he refused to comply. Moments later, a second said: 'He swallowed something.' The officers grabbed Gilder's jaw and throat, fearing he may have swallowed narcotics. He had a white substance on his lips which he later said was a cold sore cream. A search of Gilder's rented car yielded price tags and earring cards for Tiffany & Co. products, leading officers to determine he had swallowed the diamonds. Gilder was arrested and taken to hospital, where he reportedly refused an X-ray. He was scanned at jail and 'foreign objects' were detected inside his body. He reportedly asked: 'Am I going to be charged with what's in my stomach?' Upon return to hospital, Gilder reportedly 'refused to take any laxatives and claimed to be a practicing Muslim who would only eat after sundown and before sunrise due to it being the holiday of Ramadan.' This slowed recovery efforts, but after two weeks in mid-March, the Tiffany & Co. diamonds were reportedly passed naturally. Early on March 10, officers discovered two stones while tracking Gilder's excrement. But it was later determined these 'were not the earrings from Tiffany & Co.' They were of little value, but work was being done to determine where they had come from. Hours later, Gilder passed two of the diamonds allegedly stolen from Tiffany & Co., and two days later on June 12 he passed the final diamond. Back in February 2022, Gilder was arrested for stealing diamonds from a jeweler in Colorado and allegedly swallowed them when he was confronted by police According to the publication, the diamonds underwent rigorous cleaning at Tiffany's Master Jeweler and were returned to the company. It is unclear if they have since been sold. Back in February 2022, Gilder was arrested for stealing diamonds from a jeweler in Colorado and allegedly swallowed them when he was confronted by police. They were never recovered. He remains in custody facing charges of robbery and grand theft. Gilder attempted to be released from custody to attend his mother's funeral in Texas, but bail was denied.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Thief who swallowed $770K worth of Tiffany earrings 'expelled' them over 12 days later, Florida police say
Investigators recovered $770,000 worth of stolen Tiffany & Co. earrings last week after the alleged thief who swallowed the jewelry "expelled" them from his system, Florida police said. The Orlando Police Department announced the recovery of the stolen jewelry from suspect Jaythan Gilder in a Facebook post on Friday. 'Detectives monitored Jaythan Gilder for more than a dozen days at the hospital before they were able to match the serial numbers on the jewelry with the items that were stolen from Tiffany & Co.,' the caption read. In a video accompanying the post, Detectives Aaron Goss and Tiffany Perez shared details from the investigation. 'Later, after the diamonds were expelled from his system, we were able to bring them to Tiffany's, where they were cleaned, and their master jeweler confirmed the inscription and serial numbers matched the stolen pieces,' Goss explained. 'I'm very proud of our team for all of our work. We acted quickly and diligently, working together tirelessly for days on end,' Perez added. Gilder's alleged heist unfolded on Feb. 26 at Tiffany & Co. in the Mall at Millenia, where he allegedly posed as a representative for an Orlando Magic basketball player. He was escorted to a VIP room and presented with several luxury jewelry items, including a pair of 4.86-carat diamond earrings worth $160,000, a pair of 8.19-carat diamond earrings worth $609,000 and a 5.61-carat diamond ring worth $587,000, the court document said. Gilder allegedly attempted to grab the jewelry, during which he struggled with employees, ultimately dropping the ring. However, authorities say he managed to swallow the diamonds before being taken into custody. A scan at the Washington County Jail later revealed 'foreign objects in his stomach,' according to the affidavit. Police also noted that Gilder has a history of jewelry heists, having pulled off 'a similar robbery' at a Tiffany & Co. in The Woodlands, Texas, in 2022. Additionally, he has 48 outstanding warrants in Colorado. Gilder is facing charges of grand theft and robbery with a mask. As of Tuesday, he remains in custody in Orange County. It was not immediately clear whether he had legal representation. This article was originally published on
NBC News
25-03-2025
- NBC News
Thief who swallowed $770K worth of Tiffany earrings 'expelled' them over 12 days later, Florida police say
Investigators recovered $770,000 worth of stolen Tiffany & Co. earrings last week after the alleged thief who swallowed the jewelry "expelled" them from his system, Florida police said. The Orlando Police Department announced the recovery of the stolen jewelry from suspect Jaythan Gilder in a Facebook post on Friday. 'Detectives monitored Jaythan Gilder for more than a dozen days at the hospital before they were able to match the serial numbers on the jewelry with the items that were stolen from Tiffany & Co.,' the caption read. In a video accompanying the post, Detectives Aaron Goss and Tiffany Perez shared details from the investigation. 'Later, after the diamonds were expelled from his system, we were able to bring them to Tiffany's, where they were cleaned, and their master jeweler confirmed the inscription and serial numbers matched the stolen pieces,' Goss explained. 'I'm very proud of our team for all of our work. We acted quickly and diligently, working together tirelessly for days on end,' Perez added. Gilder's alleged heist unfolded on Feb. 26 at Tiffany & Co. in the Mall at Millenia, where he allegedly posed as a representative for an Orlando Magic basketball player. He was escorted to a VIP room and presented with several luxury jewelry items, including a pair of 4.86-carat diamond earrings worth $160,000, a pair of 8.19-carat diamond earrings worth $609,000 and a 5.61-carat diamond ring worth $587,000, the court document said. Gilder allegedly attempted to grab the jewelry, during which he struggled with employees, ultimately dropping the ring. However, authorities say he managed to swallow the diamonds before being taken into custody. A scan at the Washington County Jail later revealed 'foreign objects in his stomach,' according to the affidavit. Police also noted that Gilder has a history of jewelry heists, having pulled off 'a similar robbery' at a Tiffany & Co. in The Woodlands, Texas, in 2022. Additionally, he has 48 outstanding warrants in Colorado. Gilder is facing charges of grand theft and robbery with a mask. As of Tuesday, he remains in custody in Orange County. It was not immediately clear whether he had legal representation.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Yahoo
A suspect swallowed diamond earrings. They were recovered after nature ran its course.
After nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of diamond earrings have been recovered from a man accused of stealing the jewelry in Orlando, Florida. The Orlando Police Department Violent Crimes Unit recovered more than $769,000 worth of Tiffany & Co. diamond earrings from Jaythan Gilder, 32, of Houston, Texas, last week, according to a news release. Gilder was arrested on Feb. 26 for allegedly robbing a Tiffany & Co. store in Orlando, Florida. During his arrest, Gilder was seen swallowing a few items, which police believed were earrings. More news: Couple sentenced to 375 years collectively for forcing Black children to work 'as slaves' The day after his arrest, Gilder was transported to a hospital where authorities awaited the earrings to pass through his system. Detectives recovered three of the four Tiffany & Co. diamond earrings, in addition to two unidentified diamond earrings on March 10, according to a news release. The final earring was recovered on March 12. After recovery and cleaning, detectives took the earrings back to the store, where a master jeweler matched the serial numbers of the items that had been stolen. "This case quickly turned into a marathon, not a sprint," Orlando Police Department Violent Crimes Unit Detective Aaron Goss said in a social media video, shared on Friday. Gilder is accused of robbing a Tiffany & Co. store in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 26. Gilder allegedly entered the store and told staff he was negotiating a sale on behalf of a player on the Orlando Magic basketball team. Court records obtained by USA TODAY didn't specify which player Gilder was talking about. Gilder, who told staff his name was Shawn, was taken to a VIP room in the store due to the potential size of his purpose, staff told police. Gilder was shown two pairs of diamond earrings and one diamond ring, with a combined value of more than $1 million. Once inside the room with the jewelry, Gilder jumped from his seat, grabbed the jewelry and tried to escape the room. A store associate tried to stop him but failed, court records said. Gilder dropped the diamond ring but managed to leave the store, which is inside a mall, with the earrings. Through surveillance cameras, police were able to identify Gilder's getaway car, which was en route to Texas. The car was stopped by the Florida Highway Patrol a few hours later. Gilder resisted arrest and was seen swallowing several objects, a news release states. Currently held at Orange County Jail, Gilder faces charges of robbery with a mask and grand theft in the first degree. Gilder also has 48 separate warrants which, he will face, according to a news release. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tiffany diamond earrings recovered from suspect who swallowed them
ARN News Center
11-03-2025
- ARN News Center
Man swallows $770K Tiffany earrings in alleged jewellery heist
A man was arrested in the US for allegedly stealing $769,500 (AED 2.8 million) worth of Tiffany & Co jewellery, which he swallowed during the incident. Jaythan Gilder faces charges of robbery with a mask and first-degree grand theft after falsely claiming to be an agent of an Orlando Magic basketball player in order to get access to the jewels. In a scan released by the Orlando Police Department a "foreign object", thought to be the earrings, can be seen on the images. Gilder was caught on CCTV footage in the Tiffany & Co. store in Mall of Millenia in Florida, in the VIP room being shown several expensive jewellery items before snatching the jewels and fleeing the store, despite attempts by staff to stop him leaving. Authorities were able to track Gilder's vehicle, headed towards Texas, and performed a traffic stop, which is when he swallowed the objects. Officers are now waiting for the objects to be "passed through" Gilder's system so they can be officially identified.
