Alan Dean Storey, left, and Juan M. Lopez-Cordero, were both arrested Friday in connection with the theft of gold teeth from a body in Gresham.

GRESHAM, Ore. - Police on Friday arrested two men whom authorities said videotaped themselves stealing gold teeth from a transient whose body was discovered here last weekend.

The severely decomposed body of Ronald Ferber, 56, was found in a transient camp in the 2900 block of Powell Street on Jan. 28. The medical examiner ruled his death as a suicide, police said.

Later, an informant told police two men had stolen the teeth from Ferber's mouth prior to police learning of the death. The informant identified the pair, police said. Police said the teeth were sold at AAA Precious Metals, a southeast Portland pawn shop.

On Friday, police served a search warrant at a home in the 600 block of Northeast Fifth and arrested Alan Dean Storey, 37. He was taken to the Multnomah County Jail on charges of first-degree abuse of a corpse, second-degree abuse of a corpse and theft.

Later, authorities also arrested Juan M. Lopez-Cordero, 34, in connection with the case.