Jerry O’Connell Testified Against the Yoga Bandit Who Stole His Belongings After She Was Arrested: ‘I’m a Snitch!’ By Dave Quinn

Jerry O’Connell is sharing a surprising update in the case of the so-called “yoga bandit,” who stole his phone and wallet while he attended a Los Angeles workout class.

During an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark that aired on Tuesday, Dec. 23, the actor revealed that the woman responsible has since been arrested — and that he faced off against her in court.

“Look, they caught the person. They caught them,” O’Connell, 51, said. “I was, the first time in my life, I swear, I was subpoenaed. I had to go testify. I’m sorry. I’m sorry I’m a snitch, everybody! I snitched big time!”

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O’Connell detailed the theft in an interview with PEOPLE back in September, explaining that someone took his belongings out of his sneakers while he was taking a class at Oxygen Yoga and Fitness in Calabasas.

The thief, surveillance footage showed, came into the studio dressed in yoga gear but left after telling the front desk attendance she was late for class and would come back for the next one. Before she exited the studio, she bent down and snatched O’Connell’s stuff.

She walked away with a few hundred dollars in cash and O’Connell’s phone, which he joked carried no value. “I have an Android, so good luck selling that,” he told PEOPLE.

But there were priceless items, too. “The only real bummer is that I had a photo of Rebecca from high school in my wallet, a four-leaf clover Jack McBrayer had given me, a $2 bill I got while shooting Stand by Me, and my grandfather Charles Witkowski’s obituary,” O’Connell said.

Police previously told PEOPLE the suspect was connected to a string of similar thefts at multiple yoga studios in the California area.

According to O’Connell, police told him she also hit up a Gymboree. “Somebody’s handbag got taken at a Gymboree!” he said on Live with Kelly and Mark. “Where people bring their kids!”

Recalling the footage that was shown to him by the Los Angeles Police Department, O’Connell said the suspect appeared to use the same approach each time, posing as someone waiting for a family member while lingering in shared spaces. “It was that same deal,” he remembered. “‘Oh, I’m waiting for my… my sister’s bringing her kid, is it cool if I hang out?’ And everyone’s playing with their kids and on the footage, it’s just taking her handbag. Crazy.”

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It’s not clear what the fate was of the thief. O’Connell did not name her, and the LAPD has not responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

However, O’Connell did note that the woman mouthed “I’m sorry” to him while he was testifying. “I felt kind of bad,” O’Connell said. “I was like, ‘It’s okay, it’s fine.’ ”

Despite the arrest, O’Connell told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos that he never recovered his stolen items, but was able to get his license replaced. His financial fallout was ultimately resolved, too. “Shout out to a major credit card company who refunded my stuff,” he said.

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