Police: N.C. man arrested for stealing and pawning 1996 Olympic torch

(CBS/AP) ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Asheville police have arrested a 43-year-old man who allegedly stole a torch used in the Atlanta Olympics and sold it at a pawn shop for $200.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that Brian McDonald is charged with felony larceny and obtaining property by false pretense for stealing a torch used in the 1996 games from another man.

According to court papers, McDonald sold the torch, which was valued at $15,000, at Alan's Jewelry and Pawn for $200.

McDonald is scheduled to be in court on Tuesday. It wasn't clear if he had an attorney.