Associated Press
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP)—A Salvation Army bell ringer sang "The First Noel" while shoplifting Christmas ornaments on his break, police said. Sean M. Sayers, 33, Anderson, was arrested Wednesday on a misdemeanor charge of conversion.
Sayers was being held in Madison County Jail without bond for allegedly violating terms of probation on a previous case.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by police, Sayers was on his break as a bell ringer at a Wal-Mart in the city northeast of Indianapolis when he went inside the store and slipped about $20 worth of Christmas ornaments inside his jacket and a fast food bag. Police said he was singing the Christmas carol as he shoplifted the goods about 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Sayers made an initial court appearance in Anderson City Court and is expected to stand trial on Friday, jail officials said. If convicted, he could face up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine.