$25,000 Stolen Diamond Found In Prison Shower

jeffrey · #1 (**permalink**) 03-14-2007, 01:23 AM

A $25,000 diamond was found stuck in a shower drain at the prison housing the man accused of stealing it two years ago.

Bret Allen Langford, 39, allegedly asked the owner of a Jewelry Express store to show him a 2-carat colorless diamond in April 2005. Langford then grabbed the diamond and sped away, said sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino.

Langford was arrested shortly after but the police did not retrieve the diamond. Langford was charged with commercial burglary and, after several transfers, ended up at Theo Lacy Branch Jail in Orange, where he awaited trial... Entire Article

tinapbeana · #2 (**permalink**) 03-14-2007, 04:53 AM

oh my....

PRICEPLUS · #3 (**permalink**) 03-16-2007, 10:58 PM

You just can'tmake stuff like this up. I suppose cleaning it would be a priority becaus ehe may have passed it as it were several times!