BUTLER TWP — A township man was arrested Friday after police say he sold a stolen jigsaw — back to the owner.

David Lee Beilstein, 34, of Butler Township was already wanted on an unrelated felony arrest warrant when Butler Township police took him into custody.

At the time, he also was free on bail in connection with still another criminal case.

District Judge Sue Haggerty arraigned Beilstein on misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property and theft by deception on the latest charges against him. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail following arraignment.

Township police said the charges followed an investigation that began Dec. 20 when the victim reported that someone had stolen $4,000 worth of tools and other property from his utility trailer.

The unknown thief had used a drill to defeat the lock on the trailer, according to court documents. Among the items stolen was a Ridgid brand jigsaw valued at $79.

The investigating detective Friday noticed on Facebook that Beilstein was advertising a Ridgid jigsaw for sale at a price of $50. Police later contacted the owner to set up a kind of sting operation.

The owner and defendant agreed to meet at the Greater Butler Mart, where the sale was consummated. Police in turn arrested the unwitting seller after a check of the serial number confirmed the saw's rightful owner.

A full report will appear in Tuesday's Butler Eagle