Jeweler returns stolen ring to woman, 102

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- An Oklahoma City jeweler said he returned a ring he purchased to a 102-year-old woman after discovering it had been stolen.

Larry Rowell, of R&R Estate Jewelers, said he returned the ring to Edna Levy after discovering that it had been stolen from her last month, KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, reported Thursday.

Rowell said he had purchased the ring from someone who said they had bought it from someone else. He said he suspected it might be stolen after seeing a report on TV and a phone call to police confirmed that the ring he had purchased was the stolen item.

"There are more important things than money and getting this sweet lady her ring back was my main goal," Rowell said.

Levy said the ring had been a Christmas gift from her husband in 1976 and she was devastated when it was taken.

"My husband bought me a lot of pretty jewelry, but I missed this one so much," Levy said. "I didn't think I'd ever see it again."

Two suspects, Wendall Elix and Veronica Hinton-Elix, were arrested Wednesday in connection with the theft, police said.