The longtime assistant of Jasper Johns was indicted for allegedly stealing 22 of the contemporary artist's in-progress works from his Connecticut studio and selling them through a Manhattan gallery for $6.5 million.

James Meyer, 51 years old, was arrested at his home in Salisbury, Connecticut on Wednesday, according to authorities. He appeared before a magistrate judge in federal court in Hartford, Connecticut that same day and was released on $250,000 bond.

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