‘Thief caught after he left his severed finger at scene of his crime’
An alleged thief was caught after left his severed finger at the scene of his crime, police say.
Hugh Seeber, 50, was arrested in Clinton, Tennessee on Thursday over a report of a stolen log splitter.
Along with the severed finger, police said they found a cell phone and some tools left behind, according to CBS 5.
The Sheriff’s office called a few different local hospitals and asked about a man missing a finger.
A detective discovered that Seeber had been taken into a local emergency room without one of his digits.
The detective arranged a meeting with the man and brought the finger to see if it would be a match. They were able to arrest Seeber after that meeting.
Sheriff Russel Barker said that he was ‘very proud of the work’ of all officers involved in finding Seeber.
‘(Seeber’s) finger pointed us in the right direction which led to him being charged,’ Barker said. It is still unclear how Seeber ended up severing the finger that ultimately led to his arrest.
Seeber underwent surgery on Thursday for the injury and was later charged with a felony theft of property.
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