A Brigham Young University student has been apprehended after he allegedly used underground tunnels to sneak onto campus and steal food.
Spencer Taylor was arrested on Tuesday and charged with a third-degree felony for burglary, the Daily Herald reports. On Sunday, a BYU Culinary Support Center employee was startled when he “ran into a male wearing a black mask and black clothing,” when the building was locked, per the Salt Lake Tribune.
When the employee asked the 19-year-old what he was doing, the man fled. Authorities later came to the conclusion that Taylor was using the tunnel system. On surveillance footage, the teen “appeared” to be “holding a food item in his hand when he fled and returned to the tunnels,” according to police reports. Cameras also reportedly captured him accessing a Heritage Hall student housing building.
Taylor—who is a current BYU student—was singled out because he used his card to get into the residential building. On Tuesday, a BYU police officer contacted Taylor and he “admitted that he was the suspect who had been confronted in the CSC on Sunday night.” Police also said Taylor “admitted” to utilizing the tunnel system on three occasions in the past month; during two of those times, he “stole food products that he later ate at his dorm.”
It’s unknown how much food Taylor allegedly stole or how much it’s worth. His bail has been set at $5,000.
