Florida Men Arrested After Butt-Dial To Boss Overhears Burglary Plan

Miami, Fla. (CBS MIAMI) -- Two alleged thieves were arrested on felony grand theft charges after they made an accidental "butt-dial" call to their boss discussing their plans to steal and sell more than $7,000 in construction equipment from their employer.

David Ricky Fanuelsen, 39, and Dean Ellis Brown, 22, face felony charges of grand theft after 3 saws valued at nearly $7,000 went missing from a North Roosevelt Blvd. job site, according to the Key West Police Department.

The incident began last Tuesday night when Fanuelsen, a construction worker, unintentionally dialed Concrete Solutions owner, Stacey Valenzuela, who overheard the two men plotting to sell company equipment to a drug dealer.

According to the Key West Police report: "Valenzuela said he answered the phone, but no one answered him back. Valenzuela said he could hear Fanuelsen talking with someone, he believes was Dean Brown (another employee), about taking some of his tools from a job site, 3700 N Roosevelt Blvd."

Valenzuela then went to the work site and told police he discovered three saws missing. He realized he'd received a previous accidental call in which the men described their robbery plan in a voicemail.

"Valenzuela said as he was waiting and watching for Fanuelsen and Brown, he saw he had a voicemail and checked it. Valenzuela said the voicemail had come in around 8:16 PM, and it was Fanuelsen's voice talking with who he believed was Brown, about taking a ring saw. Valenzuela said they were discussing selling it to a drug dealer, because it was of great value."

"Talk about bumbling idiots," Valenzuela told Reuters.

Fanuelsen and Brown had not posted bond as of Monday, which was set at $10,000 for both men, according to Monroe County Sheriff's Office records.