A 48-year-old man is accused of breaking into a closed South Florida plastic surgery center on Sunday evening and walking out with snacks, tote bags and a silicone breast implant worth roughly $500, according to deputies. William Seth Weller was detained near the business within minutes of the alleged break-in and now faces burglary and theft charges.
According to an arrest report cited by WSVN, Weller entered the business around 7:50 p.m. Sunday while it was closed. The owner received an alert on her phone notifying her that the front door had been opened, and she watched on surveillance cameras as Weller moved through the surgical center without permission.
Per the same account, Weller began collecting tote bags, food from the staff kitchen and a silicone breast implant. Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the scene around 8 p.m. following reports of a burglary in progress.
Officers Catch Him Nearby With the Goods
Before deputies even arrived, North Miami Beach Police officers located Weller near the business and detained him. Officers reportedly found him carrying two cloth bags containing food and the silicone breast implant valued at approximately $500. Investigators determined that the items belonged to the plastic surgery center, the arrest report states.
Detectives advised Weller of his Miranda rights before attempting to question him, but the interview was cut short after they determined he was not in a condition to be questioned, the report notes. He was arrested and charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure and petit theft, then transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in West Miami-Dade.
What Florida Law Says About the Charges
Florida's burglary statute offers insight into how prosecutors may approach the entry itself. Under Florida Statute 810.07, proof that someone entered a structure stealthily and without the owner's consent counts as prima facie evidence of intent to commit an offense inside. The theft charge, meanwhile, falls under Florida's broader legal definition of the crime: knowingly obtaining or using another person's property with the intent to deprive them of it or put it to an unauthorized use, according to Florida Statute 812.014.
Medical equipment theft isn't unheard of elsewhere in the country, even if the circumstances rarely match. A 2009 case out of Southern California saw a Laguna Niguel woman post $20,000 bail after being accused of using false credit card information to obtain breast implants and liposuction, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. That same year, a woman accused of stealing breast implants outright was tracked down through a device serial number, according to NBC 6 South Florida. Separately, Orlando police said a woman named Terilyn Riggins once ran a scheme scamming more than $50,000 worth of breast implants, tummy tucks or dental work, per CBS News.
No broader pattern connects those older cases to Weller's arrest, and much about his situation remains unknown, including where exactly he was headed with his haul when officers caught up with him. For now, the case against him rests on the surveillance footage, the phone alert that first tipped off the owner, and the items investigators say he was still carrying when he was stopped.
