LA county coroner investigator accused of stealing gold chain from dead body

Investigator was recorded on surveillance video removing the crucifix necklace from body and placing it in his medical bag

A Los Angeles county coroner's investigator has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold chain and crucifix from around the neck of a dead man, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

The suspect, a 34-year-old man, faces one felony count of grand theft and one misdemeanor count of petty theft, the district attorney's office said in a statement.