US EditionPolice arrest man for digging up grave to retrieve gold ring
- Fishers police arrested 24-year-old Indianapolis man Seth Davidson on May 12 for digging up a grave at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Fishers, Indiana.
- The arrest followed a routine patrol when officers found Davidson covered in dirt near his vehicle, which contained a shotgun and paraphernalia, leading to suspicion.
- Davidson admitted to digging up a grave site to retrieve a gold ring he claimed to have buried recently with an urn while employed at the cemetery.
- Davidson was formally charged with multiple offenses, including felony theft, trespassing on cemetery grounds, and damaging the burial site to gain access to a grave; cemetery personnel confirmed that only one grave had been affected and alerted the deceased’s family.
- Davidson’s initial hearing occurred May 13, and the case highlights legal consequences for trespassing and theft involving items valued between $750 and $50,000 in Indiana cemeteries.
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Police arrest man for digging up grave to retrieve gold ring
By WRTV Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FISHERS, Indiana (WRTV) — Fishers Police apprehended an Indianapolis man after he was caught digging up a grave site in Fishers to retrieve a gold ring he said he had buried with an urn. According to the Fishers Police Department, on Monday, an officer was on a routine patrol near Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens when he noticed a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle was empty, but the officer saw a…
A gravedigger robbed a fresh grave because of a ring
The young man worked as an employee at a cemetery in Indiana. The gravedigger attended a funeral where the deceased's relatives buried a gold wedding ring with the urn. The man later testified that he saw the jewelry and couldn't get it out of his mind. He felt an irresistible desire to get his hands on the gold.
Cemetery employee, covered in dirt, arrested after digging up dead person's jewelry
Former cemetery employee arrested for grave robbery FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — A cemetery employee in Fishers was arrested after he reportedly admitted to grave robbing so he could pawn off jewelry he buried earlier in the week. The Fishers Police Department said in a release officers patrolling around Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens late Monday night noticed a suspicious vehicle parked nearby. Officers quickly inspected the unoccupied vehicle, soon spott…
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CBS 4 - Indianapolis News, Weather, Traffic and Sports | WTTV…Fishers police: Grave robber caught with stolen ring
FISHERS, Ind. — A graveyard employee is accused of digging up an urn and stealing a gold ring that was buried with someone's remains. According to the Fishers Police Department, officers were patrolling Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens late Monday evening when a suspicious vehicle was spotted. Police say the vehicle was unoccupied with a shotgun and paraphernalia in plain view. Bloomington human remains confirmed to be man missing since 2022 Whil…
Fishers police arrest man for digging up grave to retrieve gold ring
FISHERS Fishers Police apprehended an Indianapolis man after he was caught digging up a grave site in Fishers to retrieve a gold ring he said he had buried with an urn.According to the Fishers Police Department, on Monday, an officer was on a routine patrol near Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens when he noticed a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle was empty, but the officer saw a shotgun and some paraphernalia inside.As the officer investigated the vehicle…
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