Deputies set up a surveillance camera in the Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Florida after officials told them they believed someone might be stealing.
A 60-year-old church usher was allegedly filmed pinching money from offering baskets while the congregation bowed their heads in prayer.
Deputies set up a surveillance camera in the Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Ocala, Florida after officials told them they believed someone might be stealing cash.
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Footage taken during the Novemeber 8 mass appears to show a man, identified by authorities as Mario Condis, grabbing fists of money from baskets before shoving it in his pockets.
The sheriff's office said the theft took place "while the congregation had their eyes closed and heads bowed while praying." They added that Condis was seen carrying out similar thefts during multiple services.
Following the November 8 incident, cops allegedly recovered $329 from Condis' pockets, but he denied taking the money.
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"When asked about where he got the money, Condis denied his involvement in the theft and claimed the money to be his," the sheriff's office said. "When detectives questioned him further, Condis said that he was in the process of putting the money back at the altar before detectives took him into custody."
Condis was arrested and charged with one count of grand theft and three counts of petit theft.
He has since posted $3,500 bond and was released from the Marion County Jail.
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