The sheriff’s office received a call from an employee at the store, 1475 Upper Valley Pike, on Dec. 21 who said two males entered the jewelry department and asked to look at some of the jewelry on display. While looking at one of the gold, one-carat diamond rings valued at $9,000, one of the males ran from the store with the item without paying for it, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies contacted loss prevention officials at the store and obtained security video of the suspects. During the investigation, fingerprints were found on the glass counter where the males had been looking at the jewelry. Latent prints were collected from the counter and sent to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations. The prints were said to match Jallow's.
The photo array was created after the fingerprint match and the witnesses identified Jallow as the person who took the ring. A warrant for his arrest has been issued, according to the sheriff’s office, which noted that Jallow's last known address is in Columbus.