Suspects Surrender After Cutting AT&T Fiber, Triggering Nov. 4 Outage
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Updated · mymotherlode.com · Nov 7
Suspects Surrender After Cutting AT&T Fiber, Triggering Nov. 4 Outage
2 articles · Updated · mymotherlode.com · Nov 7
Summary
Two suspects emerged from woods near Highways 124 and 88 after a hourslong search, and deputies arrested them in an Amador County case tied to AT&T service disruptions.
The arrests followed a major Nov. 4 internet outage from Lockeford to Plymouth, where Ione police found cut and stripped fiber-optic cable and traced a parked pickup to the scene.
A ladder recovered in the woods was believed used to remove utility lines, and a Flock camera image had already captured the same truck carrying that ladder earlier.
One suspect also had drugs in his pocket, according to deputies, adding to a case that authorities say links cable theft directly to a broad regional outage.