A WMATA employee was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing automatic external defibrillators - known as AEDs - from Metro facilities and selling them online.
Officials say the employee stole more than a dozen AEDs from Metro facilities, each worth approximately $1,400, then sold them on eBay.
According to a news release from Metro Transit Police, 40-year-old Derrick Davis of Laurel was charged with theft.
Undercover officers contacted Davis through the website to purchase an AED for $300. After the transaction between an officer and Davis was completed Wednesday at a convenience store, Davis was arrested.
Davis allegedly stole 13 AEDs, valued at a total of about $18,000.
Davis worked to support Metrorail's infrastructure, WMATA said in the news release. He was immediately suspended after the arrest.
Additional charges may be filed, police indicated.
