A Florida man posed as a Disney World staff member in an alleged attempt to steal an R2-D2 statue.
Florida man arrested at Disney World for attempting to steal an R2 D2 statue
David Emerson Proudfoot - who lives near the famed theme park - is said to have donned an employee uniform and a personalized name badge as he sought to swipe the 'Star Wars'-inspired statue worth $10,000.
Law and Crime reported that a "confused" Proudfoot was spotted pushing a cart while leaving the Swan and Dolphin Hotel and claimed he was "moving a statue on the property", but was arrested when police searched his home and found "thousands of dollars" worth of memorabilia.
A probable cause affidavit read: "David proceeded to wander through the back areas of the hotel. [A]t one point we crossed over to the Beach club side of the resort complex. David got lost another time, backtracked, and was finally able to locate a case [sic] member locker room. Once inside the locker room he went to a row of lockers in the ‘800’ section. He appeared confused and could not remember for [sic] find a locker where he left his things."
David is now facing third-degree grand theft charges and obstruction by false information.