BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Police arrested a man reportedly caught trying to steal copper wire from under a bridge.

According to the arrest citation, an officer was checking on an abandoned car Thursday afternoon when they noticed a path leading under the bridge near Highway 185 and Old Richardsville Road.

James Bledsoe was found under the bridge with another man dragging a long telephone wire.

When an officer told Bledsoe to stop, he tried to walk away, and an officer used a taser to stop him.

Bledsoe told police he planned to strip the wire for copper.

An AT&T worker estimated the damage and repair costs to be over $1,000, according to court records.

Bledsoe is facing several charges including trespassing on key infrastructure, criminal mischief, possessing burglary tools, fleeing

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