A 49-year-old man from Lumberton was jailed under a $50,000 secured bond after being arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire from his work.
In a media release, the Aberdeen Police Department announced the arrest of Jonathan Hammonds.
On June 4, Aberdeen investigators were advised of a larceny from an employee that had previously occurred, resulting in the theft of over 2,000 pounds of copper wire. The name of the business was not released.
“Detectives began to investigate the allegations and were able to confirm the copper wire had been fraudulently sold at a recycling center in Lumberton,” said the release. “Detectives continued to investigate by utilizing GPS records, video surveillance, and business receipts, and were able to confirm Hammonds was responsible. Detectives began to investigate Hammonds further and determined that he had previously sold an additional 1400 lbs of copper wire that was stolen from his employer. It was confirmed that Hammonds stole copper wire on four occasions over the past 5 months, and obtained $10,000 for the stolen property.”
On June 5, investigators obtained a warrant for Hammonds for four counts of felony larceny by employee and felony possession of stolen property. Attempts were made to serve Hammonds, but he was not located in Moore County. Hammonds was arrested by the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.
Feature photo: Jonathan Hammonds is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Photo via Aberdeen Police Department.
*Aberdeen Police Department press release.
