MT: "Warning Shot" Damages Fiber Optic Overhead

“An investigation was initially done, but a repair technician located a bullet hole in a fiber optic cable near the residence in questions the following morning, which cut off internet services to customers,” McLean said. “A subsequent investigation indicated Giffin had fired a handgun in the air when two other males were involved in a disturbance in front of her residence. A search warrant was ultimately obtained and officers located a handgun in her residence. She was subsequently arrested for criminal endangerment for firing the firearm in the air.”

A Charter technician noted that the bullet severed several wires and they had received multiple complaints about outages. It had impacted internet and communications to a Verizon cell tower were also interrupted. Charter estimates that it will cost $10,000 to fix the line.

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