LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man has been arrested after being caught stealing wire from highway lights.
Jack Gibson, 44, has been charged with first degree criminal mischief.
Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) said someone called to report a man on a scooter wearing a brown work suit stealing wires on Adams Street early Wednesday morning.
When officers arrived, they found Gibson sitting next to coiled wire with some type of "ratchet system connected to the wire." An arrest citation said the wire ran through a large hole in a chain link fence and was still connected to a highway light pole.
According to police, the witness told LMPD they had seen Gibson pulling wire from the same location the day before as well.
Officers noted that Gibson was wearing construction gloves often used to protect someone's hands when stripping wire.
A judge has set Gibson's bond at $10,000. He will be back in court on Nov. 1.
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