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Florida jewelry thief swallows $770K worth of Tiffany earrings just before arrest, police say

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Jaythan Gilder , 32 , told employees at Tiffany & Co. in the Mall at Millenia that he was a representative of an Orlando Magic basketball player.

He was shown a pair of 4.86 -carat diamond earrings worth $ 160,000 , $ 609,000 and a $ 587,000 ring.

He then grabbed the three pieces of jewelry and struggled with employees before dropping the ring and fleeing from the store, police say.