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The man sought by federal authorities for allegedly sabotaging electrical transmission lines in the West by removing tower bolts is now custody. Michael Devlyn Poulin, 62, was arrested this morning in California when he was recognized by a state highway patrol officer, reports the Associated Press. Poulin had apparently grown tired of being on the run, and was looking to turn himself in. He went to the CHP office in South Sacramento to seek directions to the FBI. "I'm sort of getting a stiff neck from looking over my shoulder," Poulin told AP in a phone interview before his arrest....

HOMELAND INSECURITYTerror targets: Power towersFBI confirms another case of bolts yanked from electrical transmission lines in West Posted: October 29, 20035:00 p.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Another electrical transmission tower in the West has been tampered with, a week after a spate of similar incidents in California and Oregon prompted federal alerts and concerns of terrorism. According to the Associated Press, the FBI got a call Monday, and upon investigation, found bolts had been removed from a tower in Sacramento. Since Oct. 20, towers in at least four other locations have been tampered with, having bolts either loosened or completely removed. Three...

<p>The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a man who allegedly removed bolts from high voltage transmission towers near Redding and in Oregon. The bureau issued warnings to authorities in four western states.</p> <p>Local and state officials are participating in the search for Michael Devlyn Poulin, 62, of Spokane, Wash., whom they said was seen tinkering with the leg of a large electrical tower near Anderson on Monday, then driving away in a pickup truck.</p>