Wrong kind of carats. An amateur jewel thief swallowed Tiffany & Co. earrings worth $769,000 in a strong-arm heist gone wrong last week, according to Orlando police. Jaythan Lawrence Gilder, 32, pretended to be a representative for an Orlando Magic player to gain access to pricey jewelry at a Tiffany & Co.

Jaythan Gilder, 32, is accused of posing as a representative of an Orlando Magic player before he swiped two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 from a Tiffany & Co. in Orlando, police said.

Jaythan Gilder allegedly swallowed two pairs of diamond earrings after fleeing the Tiffany & Co. store at the Mall at Millenia in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 26, according to local media outlets WFLA, Fox 35 Orlando and WKMG.