SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - A Florida couple has been arrested after being caught stealing downed powerlines.
The Seminole County Sheriff's Office wrote about the incident on Facebook.
They say that the investigation into the couple began over the weekend when resident reported two suspects on his property without permission, cutting downed power lines.
The resident told deputies that the pole supporting the lines had snapped in half during Hurricane Irma, leaving the neighborhood in the dark.
SCSO says that the suspects were cutting and damaging lines belonging to a local power company, to store it in the back of their truck.
Further investigation revealed at least $5,000 worth of downed power lines were cut up and placed in the back of the vehicle.
When deputies questioned the couple, they found reason to search their car for drugs.
Deputies found marijuana and meth in the truck along with drug paraphernalia. As a result, 41-year-old Charles Mahoy and 45-year-old Andrea Foster were both arrested for larceny during a state of emergency, criminal mischief and drug possession.
