NORFOLK, Va. – The second of two Accomack County defendants charged in an over $100,000 Navy copper theft case has pleaded guilty in federal court.
As WBOC first reported, federal investigators arrested Almount Gunter, a Department of Defense civilian contractor of New Church, in September of 2023 after he was caught cutting and stealing industrial cables from a Naval Station Norfolk supply yard. Authorities say he and another person were stopped while attempting to leave the base in a rented Ford F-250 loaded with high-voltage cable. Further investigation revealed that the thefts repeatedly occurred between April and September of 2023.
Federal prosecutors allege the theft scheme caused significant damage to the Navy by targeting valuable copper cables and electrical materials from the naval station…