Reference for Bava Kamma 151:11

קדשים שחייב באחריותן פטור דאכתי לא נפק מרשותיה

whereas where he disposed of it to the ownership of Heaven it was previously the ox of Reuben and still remains the ox of Reuben.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the transfer from the thief to the Temple was not so complete. as the sacrifice is still credited to him. ');">¹⁰</span>

Jastrow