2 Dubuque women charged in baby Jesus figurine theft

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - Police say two Dubuque women have been arrested on accusations they stole a baby Jesus figurine last month from a church's outdoor Nativity scene.

Thirty-five-year-old Sarah Maus and 19-year-old Taiana Butler are each charged with one count of fourth-degree theft for nabbing the figurine from the Church of the Resurrection.

Surveillance footage showed a person taking the figurine and getting into a car. Police say they used the footage to match the vehicle later found in Maus' driveway.

Authorities say Maus admitted to driving the vehicle during the theft and said Butler took the figurine. Police say Butler also confessed to being involved with investigators.

Online court records didn't list an attorney for either woman.

The figurine was found on a sidewalk a few days after it was stolen.