[American Military News] A Florida man is accused of stealing more than 11,000 pounds of copper wiring from Dobbins Air Reserve Base and then pawning it for just over $18,000, according to Cobb County police.Eric Tavarus McCray, of Fort Walton Beach, stole multiple spools of the wire and then sold it in Florida, his arrest warrant states. He has been charged with felony theft by taking, according to police.
"Said accused made approximately 70 transactions at the Metal Recycling company totaling over 11,564 pounds of copper and was paid $18,352.95," McCray’s arrest warrant states.
The alleged thefts happened between March 2019 and December while he was on temporary duty orders at Dobbins in Cobb, police said Monday. McCray sold all of the copper at the same company in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, according to police.
Cobb detectives are assisting the Air Force Office of Special Investigation, according to a spokesman for Cobb police.