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Two, Dressed As Workers, Charged With Stealing AT&T Phone Cable In Century
February 9, 2025
Two men have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of AT&T phone lines in Century.
Kenneth Wayne Gibbons, 55, and David Lee Gibbons, 40, were each charged with first degree felony theft of copper.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of State Line Road and Shady Lane in Century after a the ECSO was notified that a GPS tracker alarm attached to AT&T phone lines was sending an active tamper alert. The tracker was attached after a previous tampering incident in January.
A deputy arrived to find two men, later identified as Kenneth and David Gibbons in orange and yellow traffic standing near a Dodge Ram with a strobing orange light and an attached trailer. The trailer contained 780 feet of 400 pair and 200 pair telephone wire that had been cut into transportable lengths according to an arrest report. AT&T said the wire was valued at $12,314.
Both suspects were released from the Escambia County Jail on bonds of $10,000 each. The arrest report does not state the familial relationship, if any, between the two men.
Pictured: David and Kenneth Gibbons were arrested for copper theft along State Line Road. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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14 Responses to “Two, Dressed As Workers, Charged With Stealing AT&T Phone Cable In Century”
So they’re wireless installers?
Doubt this was their first rodeo.
All out near Wallace in Escambia Alabama are cut lines.
I was just wondering if they were engaged in a family enterprise….. hmmmm
Don’t forget someone — probably them — stole cable South of 4960 N Century Blvd. I called the sheriff’s Department to report it when I saw the line hanging cut.
Let them back out to go repeat it again smdh …that’s what’s wrong today…not doing nothing about it slap on the hand and let them back out to do it again
Really, theft on county right of ways..
I agree all vehicles involve should be auctioned for partial payment to AT&T
Ok I am confused they stole over $12000 worth of stuff and got a $10,000 bond
What is this that new math??
What wrong here people
I miss the days when we would hang a horse thief.
The Gibbons’ boys need to be dressed in prison stripes for a good decade.
I vividly recall being taught the 10 Commandments many, many decades ago. Number 8 states: “Thou shalt not steal” .
Let us hope they are brothers. Sad that 2 people in the family have decided steal rather than work for a living.
The vehicle and trailer used in a felony crime should be
confiscated and auctioned off to help cover damages. 1000.00 bailout just to free up a jail bed is ridiculous.
Perfect test subjects for the new Elsavador prison deal.
They were hunting over a baited field by leaving this wire laying on the ground.
This right here is part of the reason utility companies have to raise prices! Theft is a huge problem, then new material is needed, labor, it is widespread and not always reported to the public.