GILBERT, AZ — A man has been charged after using a lock pick set from Amazon to steal items from lockers at the Gilbert Temple.

On Wednesday, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office filed multiple burglary charges against Justin Adrian Whetten, 25.

Court records showed that beginning in May 2019, representatives of the Gilbert Arizona Temple reported multiple patrons having money stolen from lockers at the Temple.

An internal investigation allegedly revealed that Whetten was at the Temple during all the thefts. On July 2, Temple workers were watching as they reportedly saw Whetten open three lockers. Gilbert police contacted Whetten outside.

Police say Whetten admitted to opening the lockers and police found him in possession of $170 that Whetten said he stole. Court records show that he admitted to about 30 locker break-ins. He allegedly told police that all the stolen money was in a small bag in his car. Police say they found the bag containing nearly $5,000 in cash.

Whetten would later tell police that he bought a lock pick set on Amazon and practiced using it at home. He reportedly told police that the lockers were "significantly easier than any test lock pick I had done before."

Whetten allegedly said he wanted to stop, saying "his stomach would be in a pit," but was unable to resist the compulsion.

He has been charged with multiple costs of burglary and possession of burglary tools.