Florida Man Charged With Theft in Removal of R2-D2 at Disney Hotel

A man from Florida applied for a security job at Disney World in order to impress his potential employers.

The man, David Proudfoot, wore a gray T-shirt, beige pants, and a Disney name tag as a protest against the company's carelessness.

Mr. Proudfoot was charged with grand theft and obstruction by false information after he tried to get into Disney.

The deputy wrote in the report that Mr. Proudfoot admitted to moving the game machine and the robot.

The deputy wrote that Mr. Proudfoot moved the robot from the third floor of the hotel to another location. The game machine was not going to be moved from the property according to the report.

He told investigators that he was moving items to show weaknesses in the security of the resorts in order to get a better paying job at WDW.

A lawyer for Mr. Proudfoot was not available on Saturday. Representatives of Disney World and the Orange County Sheriff's Office didn't respond to questions.

The authorities found Mr. Proudfoot at the Swan Reserve when they first arrived.

No one by the name of David E. Rodgers was employed by the company. According to the report, Mr. Proudfoot said his manager was an employee of Disney in California.

The report stated that Mr. Proudfoot took a route that seemed inconsistent with employee procedures.

David took us up a stairs to the management offices. When I asked David where we were going, he said he wanted to speak to his manager.

The report said that investigators confirmed Mr. Proudfoot had a Florida driver's license.

Mr. Proudfoot has been linked to other thefts at Disney properties.

He was involved in the theft of over $700 worth of bathroom products from the men's locker room at the Four Seasons Resort. He was arrested a month later for buying a gold necklace worth more than $700 and pretending to be a guest.

Mr. Proudfoot was charged with the theft of bathroom light fixture and towel cabinet from the gym at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort. The report said that he admitted to breaking into at least three arcade machines.