US repairman stole, swallowed ring

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A home repairman could face jail term after he allegedly stole a diamond ring and swallowed it.

10 August,2011 11:47 am

A Chicago-area home repairman was charged with felony theft after he allegedly tried to hide the evidence by gulping it down, presumably without chewing first.Prosecutors say 30-year-old Wilfredo Gonzalez was helping remodel a home in Cicero, Illinois, when he allegedly stole a diamond ring the homeowner had left in her bathroom. When she realized the ring was missing, the homeowner had her husband confront Gonzalez, according to the Cook County States Attorneys Office. The repairman at first denied taking the ring. But when the confrontation turned into a struggle, prosecutors say he pulled the ring out of the place he had hidden it and swallowed it.Police were called and took Gonzalez to a hospital, where a stomach X-ray revealed the missing ring working its way down his gastrointestinal tract. The officers subsequently retrieved the missing ring. Gonzalez faces up to three years in prison if convicted.