A Fishers police officer arrested an Indianapolis man Monday night after finding him digging up a grave at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.

According to a news release, the officer was on routine patrol the night of May 12 when he spotted a suspicious vehicle near the cemetery. The vehicle was unoccupied, but a shotgun and paraphernalia were visible inside.

While investigating, the officer saw a man emerge from a nearby wooded area. The man, later identified as Seth Davidson, was covered in dirt and confirmed the vehicle was his.

Davidson told officers he was an employee of Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens and had recently buried an urn that contained a gold ring. He said he returned to dig it up so he could pawn the ring. He also told police he hid the ring behind a dumpster when he saw them approaching. He later led officers to both the ring and the disturbed gravesite.

Davidson was arrested on several charges, including felony theft, cemetery mischief, criminal trespass, and disturbing ground for artifacts from a grave.

Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens confirmed to detectives that Davidson was employed there. Staff inspected the cemetery after being notified and reported that only one grave appeared to have been disturbed. The family of the deceased has been notified.