A woman found in a dumpster behind a Mountain Home business has been arrested on outstanding warrants for stealing electricity.
A serviceman for North Arkansas Electric Co-Op was doing routine meter checks and discovered the electric meter at the residence of 39-year-old Alicia Lewis had been “jumpered” allowing electricity to flow through the line without being monitored.
NAEC records indicate there was power at the residence through Jan. 2014 and in Jan. 2020, a serviceman was sent to the location to pull the meter and seal the meter base.
The Co-Op has calculated power usage from Jan. 2020 to June 2022 was estimated at a cost of over $4,000. NAEC has also requested compensation for the damaged meter ring and a tampering charge.
Lewis has been charged with two felonies which include damaging wires and other fixtures of telephone, cable and electric and theft of property.
At the time of her arrest, Lewis was also found in possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bond is set at $6,135.
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