A Mascotte man staying overnight at a woman's home said he took items from her — including a stamp collection worth $250,000 — because she was being mean to him, deputies said.

Anthony Wayne Sandusky of Mascotte charged with grand theft

Deputies: He took items from woman, including $250,000 stamp collection

Affidavit: He told companion he took items because woman was mean to him



Anthony Wayne Sandusky, 26, of Mascotte has been charged with grand theft of property valued at more than $100,000.

In an arrest affidavit, Lake County Sheriff's deputies said a Groveland woman reported Wednesday that she allowed Sandusky to stay the night at her Bay Lake Road home because he said he had nowhere to go.

She fell asleep, and when she awoke, her mother told her that the man had closed all the blinds, locked the front door and started carrying stuff out the back of their home, investigators said.

The woman later found two bags full of items in an adjacent field. Inside the bags were various household items, her purse, jewelry boxes and the stamp collection valued at $250,000.

Deputies responded to the home, and while the woman was filling out an affidavit, Sandusky and three other people showed up, they said. While being interviewed, Sandusky admitted taking the items because he said the woman was being mean to him, the affidavit said.