LANCASTER, Ohio -- A man who was charged Friday morning with misdemeanor drug charges was charged Friday afternoon with theft from a church in what could be the first of at least three.
Nickolas Williams, 28, lives in Reynoldsburg and has theft charges dating back to 1999.
Williams was charged with stealing credit cards from a church in Bellbrook in Greene County near Dayton, but according to Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen, he is the main suspect in a theft at a church in Pickerington.
Williams has not been charged in connection with the case involving the Harvest Christian Community Church in Pickerington.
Williams was arrested as the result of a tip overnight in Grove City.
Officials in pockets of Licking and Fairfield counties said they believe the man dubbed as "the church thief" has bounced from town to town, walking into churches during events or services and stealing purses or handbags.
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