Oh, wow man! This is a case of a buzz
gone bust. It started off as a normal traffic stop. Deputies in Carroll
County, GA pulled over motorist Dexter Sterling James of Stone Mountain,
GA. on January 27 for following too closely. But
investigators now believe James, 45, could be connected to a string of
thefts at cell towers ranging from Texas to North Carolina.
When a deputy approached the newer
model silver Chevrolet Silverado, he smelled marijuana. James, who was
wearing a brightly colored safety vest and white construction hat, also
had a tower company employee’s lanyard dangling from his neck. (It later
turned out the credentials were vintage, tower company officials told
authorities James hadn’t worked for the company for at least four
years.) With consent, deputies searched the vehicle — which was complete
with a yellow strobe siren on the top of the cab — and found a small
amount of marijuana and a pair of bolt cutters and other tools. They
also found several large cell batteries in the bed of the truck,
according to the Times-Georgian newspaper of Carrollton. Continue Reading
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