1 arrested in fireworks distraction theft at Florida Mall

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Orange County Sheriff's Office said the man accused in a distraction theft that caused panic at the Florida Mall has been caught.

Kevin Triana was arrested Monday in South Carolina.

Investigators said he stole a Rolex watch worth nearly $17,000 from a jewelry store inside the mall last month while another man set off the fireworks.

Surveillance video shows frantic shoppers and employees running for cover and hiding in stock rooms believing someone was firing a gun.

Triana was trying on the watch when the commotion started, investigators said.

Investigators are still looking for the suspect who set off fireworks as a distraction for the theft.

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