Police: X-ray shows Utah suspect swallowed stolen ring in attempt to hide it
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Two people were arrested on suspicion of felony theft after police said one of them swallowed a stolen ring in an attempt to hide it.
Police say an X-ray clearly showed the ring inside the stomach of 25-year-old Christina Schlegel.
Investigators say 29-year-old Bryan Ford had been examining a ring worth several thousand dollars at a Zales jewelry store on Friday night in Orem, about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City, when he allegedly left with it.
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Police say he was chased by an employee as he got into a car driven away by Schlegel. Officers stopped the car and arrested both suspects a short time later.
Police say they were baffled as to the ring's whereabouts until the X-ray of Schlegel's stomach was taken.