MANSFIELD, La. (AP) - Four men are in custody and authorities are looking for a fifth involved in theft of more than $200,000 in copper wiring from the Dolet Hills Lignite Mine operations.
Mine officials first reported thefts of large quantities of copper wire in September.
A tip in late December led to the discovery of some of the stolen wire at a scrap yard in the Shreveport-Bossier City area. Chief Criminal Deputy Horace Womack told The Times (https://bit.ly/1dKXZLQ ) that allowed DeSoto Parish sheriff’s investigators to trace it back to a buyer in Natchitoches, and the subsequent paper trail pointed to the five men, their vehicles and dates of sale that coincided with the thefts.
In custody in the DeSoto Parish Detention Center are Chadrick W. Holman, 34; Adam C. Futrell, 43, and Daryl D. Layfield, 38, all of Coushatta.
Holman was booked with five counts of felony theft; Futrell faces three counts of felony theft and Layfield was booked with one count of felony theft.
Jessie D. Wood, 20, also of Coushatta, faces one count of felony theft. He’s being held in the Red River Parish Jail on DeSoto Parish’s charge and other offenses unrelated to the investigation.
The search is still on for a fifth suspect wanted for three counts of felony theft.
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Information from: The Times, https://www.shreveporttimes.com
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