LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has charged four people in connection with a series of copper thefts that occurred throughout October and November on the 1800 block of Gastonia Highway.
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Detectives charged three suspects, Dillon Hall, Jeremy Tyson, and Cynthia Stamey, on Nov. 19.
Each is accused of:
- Seven counts of willfully injuring or destroying telecommunications infrastructure
- Seven counts of felony larceny
- Seven counts of felony conspiracy
A fourth suspect, Jennifer Propst, faces the following charges:
- One count of willfully injuring or destroying telecommunications infrastructure
- One count of felony larceny
- One count of felony conspiracy
They are being held in Gaston County and Cleveland County jails on charges from those counties.
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