Detectives with Louisville Metro Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) arrested a man Tuesday morning after a wire theft investigation in Jefferson County, according to a release.
The arrest comes after a report about wire that had been cut and removed in Louisville. This incident prompted a response from the Critical Infrastructure Task Force, which was created by Mayor Craig Greenberg to address theft, vandalism and related threats to public safety and essential systems.
On Sunday, January 18, detectives responded to Harrods Old Trace on “critical infrastructure wire” that had been cut, stolen and hidden to be collected later, according to an arrest citation.
On Tuesday, January 20, detectives learned the wire had been moved from the hidden area towards the suspect’s vehicle. Police went to the area and found the vehicle was unoccupied.
Soon after, a man matching the description of the suspect was walking down the street. The man told officers he was going to Kroger to get a phone charger. The citation notes that Kroger was a quarter-mile down the road and the temperature was 14 degrees.
Detectives observed the man as he walked to Kroger and around the area. The citation states, “the evidence does not support the subject’s claim.”
After returning to his vehicle, the man left and was driving erratically, according to officials.
Police pulled the man over and found two phone chargers in plain sight, along with other items that were at the scene of the crime and believed to be used to cut the wire.
The man, 50-year-old Noah Duke, was arrested and charged with attempted theft, trespass of key infrastructure assets, reckless driving, and several other charges related to wire theft.
Duke is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, January 21.
Source: WAVE
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