A Joplin man was charged in Newton County Circuit Court today with two felonies, stealing and damage to a critical infrastructure facility following the January 17 theft of phone lines that service a Joplin hospital.
Bond for Justin Chandler Foust (DOB 1996) was set at $3,500 cash or surety.
Security camera footage taken January 17 showed a silver Subaru Forester SUV dropping off a man who went to a telephone pole cutting a large amount of wire from the pole and leaving, according to the probable cause statement.
At that point, the hospital, which is not identified in the statement, was cut off from all phone services.
Six days later, the same Subaru Forester was stopped by the Joplin Police Department and a large amount of the phone line was in the vehicle, the probable cause statement said.
During an interview earlier today, Foust acknowledged he was the one who stole the wire, according to the probable cause statement.
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ReplyDeleteThese Criminals will Steal - ANYTHING - To Cover their Lifestyles of Drugs, Alcoholism, Etc., and we need to Protect Ourselves and our Property - -
ReplyDeleteFrom Porch Pirates, to Vandalism, to Shoplifters and Theft at Stores, and Businesses - Blatantly taking whatever they want - - Eventually Costing Stores over $95 Billion Dollars a Year - Consumers will end up paying the Price through these Stores and Businesses Loses -
This is why we need Judges, Prosecutors, and Jurors - Who are Tough on Criminals - - No More Slaps on the Wrist, No More Backroom Courthouse Deals, No More Probation - - Lock Them Up - and Remove them from Society - -
These Criminals make the Bad Decisions and the Bad Choices - No one Forces them to do these things - and some will never Learn - and will be Lifelong Criminals - a Constant Problem in our Society - - Never Adding Anything - and Always Taking.
Just Hope - You or Your Family, or Your Friends - are Not Victims of their Criminal Acts -
Stop Feeling Sorry for the Criminals and Start Feeling Sorry for their Victims.