A $25,000 diamond was found stuck in a shower drain, at the prison housing the man accused of stealing it two years ago.
Bret Allen Langford, 39, 1)allegedly asked the owner of a jewelry store to show him a 2-2)carat colorless diamond in April 2005. Langford then grabbed the diamond and sped away. 
Langford was arrested shortly after but the police did not 3)retrieve the diamond.
Last month, an investigator representing Langford told jail officials to search the jailhouse drains if they wanted to find the diamond. Officials discovered the rock 4)wedged in a 5)screen beneath one of the facility’s shower 6)stalls.
Langford said he stole the diamond and swallowed and 7)regurgitated the rock each time he was transferred. But 14 months ago, just as Langford was about to be searched he threw the diamond into a shower stall and it fell down the drain.
Langford’s trial is set to begin May 7 and the diamond is expected to be a featured piece of evidence.
Then it will be cleaned, and returned to the store.
一颗价值2.5万美元的钻石被发现卡在一间监狱浴室的下水道里，而在该监狱服刑的一名犯人被指控两年前偷了这颗钻石。
据称，39岁的布列特·艾伦·朗格弗德于2005年4月要求一珠宝店的老板拿出一颗2克拉的无色钻石给他看。接着朗格弗德抢过钻石逃跑了。
朗格弗德很快就被逮捕了，但警察并没有找到那颗钻石。
上个月，负责朗格弗德案子的一名调查员告诉狱警，如果他们想找到这颗钻石，就得搜查监狱的下水道。结果狱警们在监狱一间单人淋浴间的下水道里，发现这颗钻石卡在了一张滤网中。
朗格弗德承认是他偷了钻石，并且每次他被转移到其他监狱时，他都把钻石吞下肚子，过后再呕吐出来。然而14个月前，监狱对朗格弗德进行突击搜身，情急之中他就把钻石扔进了一间单人淋浴间，结果钻石滑进了下水道。
对朗格弗德的审判预计将在5月7日开始，届时这颗钻石将成为一项重要的呈堂证物。
此后，钻石会被清洁干净，并且物归原主。