Couple Charged In Connection With Copper Theft

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The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department has charged two people in connection with the theft of copper from a business in the town of Pierrepont.

Detectives arrested 25 year old Thomas Scovil of 929 State Route 72 in Potsdam.

He’s charged with third-degree burglary, fourth-degree grand larceny and making a false written statement.

Officials said Scovil broke into S&L Electric’s storage supply building in Pierrepont last month and stole $1,475 worth of copper.

According to detectives, Scovil tried to put the blame on someone else by filing a false written statement with police.

Officials also arrested Scovil’s 20 year old girlfriend, Terissa Billings of 731 State Route 310 in Canton.

She was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and making a false written statement.

Detectives said Billings cashed in the copper at a local scrap yard knowing it was stolen.

They allege she then gave a false statement to police by putting the blame for the crime on someone else.

Scovil and Billings were arraigned in Stockholm Town Court.

Scovil’s bail was set at $15,000 cash and he was sent to the county jail.

Billings was released to the supervision of probation.

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