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Posted on 02/17/2026 10:36:59 PM PST by dennisw
By CBS Minnesota
A man who was part of a copper wire theft ring in St. Paul was sentenced to three years of probation.
Eh Tha Blay, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting third-degree property damage in December. In addition to his probation sentence, he must also serve 20 hours of community service.
He is one of five people charged in connection to copper wire thefts that took place in St. Paul between Nov. 10, 2023, and Jan. 15, 2024.
Officials say the ringleader, Kyaw Klay, rounded up the crew to steal the copper and would sell it to recycling plants. Klay received more than $12,000 from stealing the copper, investigators said.
Klay pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting telecom damage and was sentenced to three months of probation in April. Two of the others charged in the scheme have been sentenced to probation. One was ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution.
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Such good “americans”...
PROBATION???
Major public safety hazard not to say the cost to,repair and replace.
How many of them are illegal? Taking bets.
IOW, they are getting off free & clear. They are migrant neighbors, you see. And they need to be able to vote.
Minnesota Man? Eh Tha Blay was a name on the Mayflower Compact, wasn't it?
/s
Why such watered down, limp wristed sentencing?
It’s almost like the judge had to fight the urge to issue everybody a big fat check due to their ‘expectation of emotional traumas’ and reduced employment opportunities.
This IS a real crime!
I’ve been a victim of copper theft. Substantial damages by the thief for a relatively small value of copper stolen. My damages were 15 times higher than the scrap value of the copper stolen. The thieves are not careful, they just want to get the easiest material they can steal as quickly as possible.
Minnesota Judge: "Of course not!"
They took $12,000 in copper... And the cost to reinstall it was likely over $100,000
Crime pays !
Strange that none of the stories mention the judge by name .
The judge should be run out of town.
All good “Irish” names. 😀
Precisely. This aspect of reporting ticks me off every time. That judge should be named, shamed, replaced.
And reading again, more closely, this was a plea deal. Judge and prosecutor?
Or maybe St. Paul is so screwed up they might not get a conviction in a jury trial?
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Its the thieving Somalis who rip off the taxpayers.
Wi Tu Lo
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