CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — An employee for a central Pennsylvania pest control service was charged this week after police said he stole and then pawned off an engagement ring.
The charging documents filed Tuesday, June 23, by North Middleton Township Police show John Weckesser, 35, of Dillsburg, allegedly admitted to stealing a 14K gold engagement ring from a Carlisle home.
Police said Weckesser was a pest control technician for a local company.
When police received a report of a theft on April 20, a resident told them how Weckesser was allowed to go into all rooms, and he was alone when he went into most of them, including the bedroom where the ring was, police said.
The owner of the ring noticed it was missing when she opened her jewelry box about two hours after Weckesser left.
After searching through records of precious metal sales in the county, police said they found that Weckesser sold the ring to a pawn shop in Mechanicsburg. The owner of the shop told officers that Weckesser sold the damaged ring, as the center stone was missing and the ring was bent.
Police took the ring as evidence and the owner was able to identify it as hers. Charging documents noted the ring was worth $2,668.02.
Weckesser was questioned in May and allegedly admitted to deforming the ring and selling it, police said.
Court records show Weckesser faces felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property.
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After Weckesser was arraigned, he was released on unsecured bail set at $5,000 by Magisterial District Judge David Rogers, according to court records. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 12.
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