Mississippi officials end up spending over $7K because of a curious dog
The sheriff has a suspect in mind, but lacks evidence to hold up his charge.
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The culprit was not caught in the act, but officials saw "his running mate" through the security camera. (Representative Image)
LIBERTY (US): A curious dog got hold of a fibre optic cable that ran between county buildings in Mississippi, chewing it to pieces and costing county officials thousands of dollars in an attempt to get it fixed. The cable connected a courthouse and a nearby Justice Court building in Amite County, Tim Wroten, the county's sheriff, told the Enterprise-Journal Wednesday.
The wire was mostly elevated but dipped to the ground by the front door of the Justice Court building, where the dog chewed it.
The culprit was not caught in the act, but officials saw "his running mate" through the security camera, Wroten said.
The sheriff has a suspect in mind but lacks evidence to hold up his charge. If officials knew who the troublemaker was, the county could seek damages, which amounts to more than USD 7,000, from the owner, according to Wroten.
His office first spent USD 4,000 to establish two antennae that send signals to the cables, but it failed. County supervisors then voted Tuesday to spend an additional USD 3,600 to get a new cable.
Amite County Justice Court Judge Roger Arnold said it's his first time hearing a case like this.
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"I did hear the suspect was still at large," he quipped.
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