UNIONTOWN, Pa. — An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a contractor accused of stealing expensive jewelry from a Uniontown couple.
Police said the couple hired Brian Levi Upton, 34, of Connellsville, to complete some minor spackling and painting inside their home.
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Authorities said he completed the work in approximately three days but stole 98 rings worth more than $30,000 from the homeowners
According to police, Upton pawned many of the rings at Kathryn’s Jewelry in Connellsville for a few hundred dollars each.
Upton allegedly told police that he needed money to fuel a marijuana habit.
As of 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, he was not in police custody.
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