Ex-Disney employee arrested, accused of stealing $14,000 of costumes, props

Cops were tipped off by tweet made by 24-year-old Patrick Spikes

Former Disney employee arrested for theft after tweet

ORLANDO, Fla. – A former Walt Disney World employee is accused of selling theme park items he stole on the job.

Patrick Allen Spikes, 24, stole $14,000 worth of costumes and other memorabilia from the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, according to an affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

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Spikes faces charges of burglary, grand theft and trafficking in stolen property.

News outlets report Spikes became a suspect after posting photos on his Twitter account. One of the pictures is of a retired animotronic character wearing its clothes two months after the reported theft of the robot's garments. 


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