olice have arrested a 37-year-old man from Flagstaff, Arizona for stealing flowers from a funeral. Christopher Billie faces an auto burglary charge after allegedly climbing into a hearse during a funeral to steal flowers piled inside.

Authorities were notified when the funeral director at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church called police Thursday night after 8 p.m., Associated Press reports.

He informed the police about how he watched a man open the hearse door to climb inside and began grabbing flower vases.

According to police reports, Billie, was booked into the Yavapai County jail on one count of auto burglary. He was intoxicated during the incident.