A North Houston man is facing criminal charges after authorities say he dug a deep pit behind his house and used it to dump appliances, wire insulation and other debris on utility property in the Garden Oaks neighborhood. The excavation was found in a gated transmission corridor that carries high‑voltage lines, and investigators described the hole as large enough to resemble a small bedroom. Utility crews responded to secure the area and a criminal investigation followed, according to the ABC13.
Court filings name John Bowser and show he was charged with illegal dumping and criminal mischief after investigators say he admitted to digging the pit and placing the debris there. As reported by ABC13, Bowser told investigators the excavation took several weeks to complete. Police say the admission and the items found prompted prosecutors to file charges.
Court documents list a dishwasher, a fertilizer spreader, commercial copper and aluminum wire insulation, wood and other trash among the material recovered from the pit. The filings estimate about 1,600 cubic feet of solid waste was packed into the hole, roughly the size of a small bedroom or storage unit, as stated by ABC13…