It takes an awful lot of physical labor to steal copper wiring in that fashion. Too bad he wasn’t putting all that effort into a legal job. And then, all for how much?
$7390.? Not worth it. I’ve heard of similar thieves who, after all that planning, pulling and sneaking around, end up getting themselves electrocuted due to a small mis-step.
I steal from AC/Heat pumps during the day when no one is home. Piece of cake.
If he got a tenth of the $7900, I’d be amazed. Most likely he netted a few hundred dollars for those thefts.
Ten years though? Man, how deep of a criminal record did this dude have?