Prosecutors have said it was the dream theft of a live for the suspect, just snatch a Stradivarius violin worth millions of dollars from a musician who never suspected it.

Salah Salahadyn who is 41 had previously attempted and failed to steal artwork. The man who lives in Milwaukee pleaded guilty to attempting to resell a statue worth $25,000 to an owner of an art gallery from whom he had stolen it five years earlier.

The man’s girlfriend told officials that while he did not take part in stealing it, he in fact plotted the theft.

For the artwork theft, Salahadyn was given a five-year sentence. He now is facing as many as 15 years behind bars for the theft of the violin. He was charged along with another a suspect on Friday in connection with the heist in January of the Stradivarius which is worth $5 million and is 300 years old.

A source told law enforcement that Salahadyn spoke about stealing artwork, said the criminal complaint. The source said the man talked about his dream theft.

Universal Knowledge Allah, who is 36 and Salahadyn appeared on Friday in a courtroom in Milwaukee County and were charged with taking part in a robbery.

Allah was also charged with marijuana possession. The court commissioner put cash bail at $10,000, citing a lengthy criminal record for Salahadyn, which includes bail jumping. Allah was given $500 bail. His does not have a police record.

Paul Ksicinski the defense attorney for Allah said the complaint against his client said he was not at the robbery scene. However, the complaint does say that Allah purchased a stun gun that was used during the robbery.

Alejandro Lockwood, the public defender defending Salahadyn did not speak to reporters.

Experts said the violin degrades if not played, but will remain in top condition when regularly played. It is estimated that between 600 and 650 Stradivarius instruments remain, close to 50% of what were produced by the master and are worth millions.

It would not be difficult to locate one, as symphonies that have a Stradivarius will play up that fact in their ads, brochures and with local media.

On Monday, authorities in Florida said they had charged a retired police captain with fatally shooting a man following an argument over texting messages on a mobile phone inside a movie theater.

A spokesperson with the Pasco County Sheriff’s office said two couples were watching a movie on Monday in Wesley Chapel, Florida just to the north of Tampa, when gunshots rang out.

Curtis Reeves, who is 71, asked that Chad Oulson, 43, stop texting on his mobile telephone, and an argument ensued.

Oulson and Nichole, his wife, were rushed to a nearby hospital where the man died. Injuries his wife sustained were said to be non-life threatening.

The spokesperson from the sheriff’s department said a deputy who was off-duty detained Reeves while waiting for police to arrive. Police charged Reeves with murder in the second degree.

A spokesperson from the Tampa Police Department said that Reeves had been a captain at his time of retirement from that department back in 1993. Reeves has a son who is currently a police officer in Tampa, said police.

The shooting took place in Wesley Chapel’s Cobb Theatres. The two men argued, said witnesses when Oulson was texting while the previews were being shown prior to the movie, Lone Survivor being played.

Police could not believe that something so tragic would happen just because an individual was texting.

One witness, who was inside the theater, said the shooting victim told the shooter he was texting his daughter who was just 3-years old. The witness said popcorn was thrown and then the shot rang out.

The parent company of Cobb Theatres released a statement that said the company was saddened by the events and that their thoughts as well as prayers were with the two victims and their families.

The theater was closed following the shooting and investigators started their investigation. The theater said that it was a top priority to maintain the security, safety and comfort of moviegoers and the incident has caused them to be heartbroken.

Wesley Chapel is a town of 45,000 located north of Tampa.