An Evansville family is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of copper.
According to INDOT, the copper was taken from work zone lighting projects at the I-69 and Interstate 64 interchange.
Several scrap yards reported that Jason Fulks and members of his family were selling large amounts of copper.
Construction crews estimated more than $367,000 in wire was stolen.
Natalee Fairchild and Sherry Beasley are facing charges of corrupt business influence.
Surveillance video, license plate readers, and cell phone data helped with the investigation.


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