Even though the painting was worth up to $20,000 by a few estimates, John McCulloch was offering the one-of-a-kind Douglas Van Howd work for $1,000 on the Web site Craigslist, police said.
Police learned that the painting, "Nuyakuk Falls Rainbow" by wildlife artist Douglas Van Howd, was taken from a house in Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla. They received a tip that the personality with the painting was living Salem.
Investigators said a detective posed as an art buyer and negotiated a price with John McCulloch, 25, who was finally taken into custody.
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