Maintenance workers accused of stealing dead man's jewelry

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Published: 7/16/2012 11:52 am

Updated: 7/16/2012 4:41 pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Two apartment complex maintenance workers were arrested Thursday for stealing diamond rings from a dead man.

David Black, 27, and Ricky Kaiser, 54, employees of Lumor Inc. Rentals, were arrested Thursday after an investigation into stolen items from a man's home who died of natural causes.

After the body was removed from an apartment on Labelle Street, the property manager noticed some valuables were missing including two diamond rings.

Police questioned Black about the missing rings and he admitted to taking them for "safekeeping." He also admitted that he and his coworker, Kaiser, took several other valuable items.

The stolen property was recovered from the suspects and returned to the victim's family. Both were booked into the Duval County Jail and charged with grand theft and burglary.

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Marine mom - 7/19/2012 10:15 PM

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The deceased I meant...

Marine mom - 7/19/2012 10:13 PM

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This was my Uncle~ it's mind blowing!!!

imtellin - 7/17/2012 8:36 AM

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10-4 gunny, missed that part, sir/mam... in that case action news is in a bad way as far as liability issues are concerned.. how can we put an actual value on present & future harm done to this companies reputation ??? litigate & mediation are in the future,, or an awful lot of ree advertising at key times plus a retraction by action news !!!!

Gunny48 - 7/16/2012 6:40 PM

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@imtellin - original headline had them as A.B. Coleman employees.

Gunny48 - 7/16/2012 6:38 PM

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To AB Coleman - Demand a full retraction on air & online. Then sue them. This was totally uncalled for.

imtellin - 7/16/2012 6:37 PM

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what does 2 apartment complex maintenance workers, stealing from a dead person,, have to do with a funeral home ??? did i miss part of this story??? suddenly some mortuary owner is bemoaning his misfortune because of someone's name ??? hello ??? so they stole from a dead guy,, strap them in & light them up,,case closed !!!

dontjudgeme - 7/16/2012 5:18 PM

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I would think that before a story is put online that "ALL" information should be checked before you press the enter key. My family good name now has a cloud over it. No one from the station called or checked to see if they worked here. How long would that have taken? You work very hard to build a good decent reputation, and something like this can bring it down in a moment. People will here the name A.B. Coleman and think we steal. I am glad that my father is not alive to have to deal with this story. Action News the damage has been done, You cannot go back and remove what is in cyber space. Thanks for breaking the story. Sincerely, Andrew B. Coleman, III Director A.B. Coleman Mortuary, Inc.

Dremwolf - 7/16/2012 3:21 PM

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Really sad! I know several of the AB Coleman staff and they are very kind caring people. These two pieces of scum should pay dearly for stealing from the deceased!

Gunny48 - 7/16/2012 3:06 PM

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Bury them with the rings...NOW! Just kidding...hang 'em...

MilitaryMan - 7/16/2012 2:17 PM

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I wouldn't want EITHER of these nasty-looking critters touching me, dead or alive.

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