A Clay City husband and wife were arrested on March 25 for stealing items valued at more than $38, 000 and causing additional damages of more than $29,000.
Kentucky State Trooper Jason Carpenter was dispatched to 2700 Furnace Junction Road in reference to a building on the property that had items stolen from it.
The owners of the property showed Carpenter several large antique oil pumps that had been taken apart and destroyed for scrap metal, including an engine and four others that had been stripped down. Eight hundred feet of pipe and 1000 feet of wiring were stolen.
The items were estimated to be valued at $38,100, and the damage to the machines was estimated to be $29,500.
The owners located some of the stolen items at Freedom Metals in Winchester. Trooper Carpenter was able to get pictures of the subjects and their vehicle.
A Powell County deputy located the couple, and when Carpenter interviewed Brewer and his wife, they admitted to taking the items over the past two weeks.
According to the police report, they said that “some random guy named Jesse” told them they could take the items. The couple was taken to the Estill County jail. Both were charged with burglary, third degree, criminal mischief, first degree and criminal trespassing, third degree.
Their bond was set at $25,000 each, and a pre-trial hearing was set for April 2, 2014.
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Clay City husband and wife arrested for theft at Furnace
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