Ascension deputies: One arrested, another wanted in Prairieville copper wire theft worth over $4,000

PRAIRIEVILLE — Detectives with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office have obtained an arrest warrant for a Plaquemine man in connection with a copper wire theft.

According to Sheriff Bobby Webre, John Ruiz, 44, is wanted on one count of theft, one count of simple criminal damage to property and one count of criminal trespass.

Deputies responded to a theft complaint in Prairieville on June 24. The victim reported that more than $4,000 worth of copper wire had been stolen…

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