Moses Lake Man Arrested in Grant PUD Substation Copper Theft

A Moses Lake man is in jail after allegedly stealing copper wire from the Grant PUD substation in Moses Lake.

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The Grant County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to the substation on Jan. 3 after PUD employees noticed someone had cut through a chain-link fence.

Investigators gathered more information, including a vehicle registered to 50-year-old Jeffrey Hughes and a man matching Hughes' description who was seen in the same time frame as the theft. Deputies found copper wire and cable sheathing inside his car.

Police arrested Hughes Jan. 6 and booked him in the Grant County Jail. He faces a charge of second-degree burglary.