A former Disney employee is accused of stealing $14,000 worth of costumes and props from two theme parks, according to an arrest affidavit.
Patrick Spikes is facing several charges, including grand theft according to court documents.
Orange County deputies began investigating in August when clothing went missing from an animatronic at the closed Cranium Command attraction at Epcot.
Spikes became a suspect when he started posting pictures of Buzzy on his Twitter account @backdoordisney, the affidavit said.
When Spikes was confronted and questioned about the missing clothes by detectives in December 2018, he became combative and was charged with a misdemeanor for resisting arrest.
With a search warrant, police found “numerous pieces of Disney property” on Spikes’ phone and said almost all of it was “later determined to be stolen.”
Investigators found that Spikes received almost $30,000 via Paypal from two people between late July and early September 2018. One of the buyers sent a total of $8,800 to Spikes for 18 stolen items. He told police Spikes claimed they were his belongings obtained legitimately from Disney.
Detectives are still investigating and trying to track down all the stolen items.