A Lancaster, Pa., man is behind bars after stealing a police horse earlier this week.

Lancaster City Police Department Public Information Officer Lt. Todd Umstead said Charlie, a 7-year-old draft cross was on patrol in Downtown Lancaster at 4 p.m. on Nov. 7 when the horse’s rider–City Officer Wayne McVey–tethered the animal to a post and walked down the block to check on business in the area he patrols. About 15 minutes later McVey returned to the spot where Charlie had been tied and discovered the animal missing, Umstead said. About a block away another officer in a patrol car spotted Charlie being led by a stranger.

"The man had the reins tied around his waist," Umstead said.

Officers arrested Adam Christopher Schulz in connection with the incident. Schulz was subsequently charged with one count of felony theft, Umstead said