Three Arrested in Cherokee Copper Theft

Three suspects have been charged after allegedly stealing copper wiring from a power substation in Waleska.

Three Arrested in Cherokee Copper Theft

Three suspects have been charged after allegedly stealing copper wiring from a power substation in Waleska.

Three Arrested in Cherokee Copper Theft

Three suspects have been charged after allegedly stealing copper wiring from a power substation in Waleska.

Three men have been arrested and charged with allegedly taking roughly 162 pounds of copper from a power substation in Waleska, according to a press release from the Cherokee Sheriff's Office.  Donnie Chastain, 40, of Talking Rock, Charles Johnson, 34, of Marble Hill and Michael Smith, 31, of Ellijay were all arrested Tuesday and charged with felony theft by taking, criminal damage to property and criminal trespass. They remain at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with a $17,575 bond.  On Tuesday around 2 a.m., sheriff's deputies were dispatched to an alarm call at a power substation at 4898 Fincher Road in Waleska, which belongs to Georgia Transportation Corporation. At the scene, deputies discovered the fence on the perimeter …

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Kristal Dixon

1:26 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Seems like copper theft continues to be an ongoing problem...   more ›