(Spencer)– Two Spencer men face charges in connection with some recent thefts of copper and scrap iron in the area.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy Wednesday evening pulled over a vehicle with two suspects in it matching the descriptions
of some suspects seen leaving a business in the 1200 block of Highway 18, where the thefts had taken place.
Upon investigating the deputy determined the suspects, 48-year-old Thomas Carney and 50-year-old Roger Rouse both of Spencer, had allegedly been involved in the theft of about 1,200 pounds of copper wire from the business. The wire is valued at about $1,800.
Carney was arrested and charged with theft in the second degree, a class “D” felony; trespassing…a serious misdemeanor; and no insurance. Rouse was arrested and charged with theft in the second degree and trespassing.
Both men were being held in the Clay county jail on bond of $5,000 each.
Clay County Sheriff Randy Krukow tells KUOO news the investigation is ongoing and that more arrests are possible.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Spencer Police Department, Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division adn the Clay County Attorney’s Office.
