A FedEx contract driver has been fired from the company and is jailed in Florida after he allegedly dumped holiday packages in the woods rather than return them to the delivery company at the end of his work day.

The driver, identified as Latavion Lewis, of Alabama, told the Holmes County Sheriff's Office that "due to the late hour" he just left the packages, according to AI.com.

As of Monday night, Lewis remained in jail in Holmes County, Florida. He has been charged with an organized scheme to defraud, as well as with grand theft and illegal dumping.