The Brief
- Three men face charges after deputies caught them stealing copper and fiber optic cables near Nelson Park on Friday morning.
- The damaged infrastructure along the roadway caused an estimated loss ranging between $30,000 and $50,000.
- Two suspects are being held without bond while the third remains jailed on a $16,375 bond.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. – Three men are in custody accused of stealing copper wiring near the city of Nelson Park early Friday morning.
Cherokee County copper theft
What we know:
Michael Anthony McKay, 36, of Atlanta; P’ele Levert Evans, 38, of Canton; and Shavari Ja’nae Lee Andrew Williams, 27, of Garden City, were booked into the Cherokee County Jail.
According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies spotted a van around 6:30 a.m. in the woods near Kennesaw and School streets at the City of Nelson Park. A stack of cut copper wiring was resting against a fence nearby.…