NEDERLAND, Texas — Three people have been arrested in connection with two copper wire thefts in Nederland.
Nederland Police Chief Gary Porter tells 12News officers caught Javier Mendez, 49, stealing AT&T cables from along Twin City Highway on Wednesday.
Then on Friday at 1:30 a.m., officers caught Karla Kimmel, 42, and Joshua Johnson, 39, taking AT&T cables from the same area.
This kind of theft is a state jail felony and can carry a punishment of two to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
