A Davenport man was released on his own recognizance Thursday after police say he stole from a pizza restaurant where he was an assistant manager.

The arrest affidavit says Tyler Smith, 20, who faces a charge of theft-first, worked as an assistant manager at Little Caesars, 2950 E. 53^rd St., Davenport.

“During his time as an assistant manager, the defendant would do fraudulent returns and remove the money from the cash register,” the affidavit says.

Smith had to use a fingerprint to access the system to do a cash return. When confronted, Smith admitted doing it “once or twice.”

The owner was able to link the fraudulent returns to a time from June-December 2019.

The amount stolen was about $13,168.

Smith’s preliminary hearing is set for 2 p.m. Dec. 17.