A Pembroke man and an Elkton woman were charged after a theft on West Jefferson Davis Highway in Todd County Tuesday morning.
Todd County Sheriff’s deputies say 29-year-old Mathew Merrill and 42-year-old Jodi Simson were found by employees of Jeff Lear Trucking taking copper wire from dump trucks on their property. They were both located in the area with a bag containing copper wire.
Both were charged with first-degree criminal mischief and third-degree criminal trespassing. Merrill was charged with theft by unlawful taking and Simson is charged with attempted theft by unlawful taking.
