Tifton man responsible for trespassing, power outages, and damages to government property
TIFTON, Ga. – Tift County Sheriff’s Office, the Tifton Police Department, in conjunction with Georgia Power investigators, have been conducting a criminal investigation into power outages that occurred on July 5th and August 12th of this year.
It was determined that a suspect had trespassed onto Georgia Power property on South Ridge Avenue in Tifton and cut off power from the substation. Information was obtained that the same suspect was involved in causing damage to other government buildings and vehicles.
That investigation led to the arrest of 34-year-old Erik Stephens of Tifton on Sunday.
Stephens is charged with two counts of Interference with Government Property, Criminal Damage to Property in the 2nd degree, two counts of Criminal Damage to Property in the 1st degree, and Damaging, Injuring or Interfering with Property of Public Utility Companies.
He is currently being held at the Tift County Law Enforcement Center.
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