Daniele Aquilina, 19, of Ta Xbiex has been placed on probation for three years after he admitted to stealing a gold choker off a man.
He was also remanded in custody after bail he was given in a separate case was revoked because he committed this crime.
He was also fined €1,500.
Mr Aquilina stole the choker on September 28 last year in St Paul’s Bay. The victim was Ruzarju Briffa.