3 men accused of stealing fire hydrant from behind fire department
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Three men were charged on Tuesday after they allegedly stole a fire hydrant and other parts in Jonesburg.
Kristopher Sumner, of Jonesburg, and Albert Meidel, of Moscow Mills, were charged with felony stealing and are being held on $5,000 bonds. Jonathan Nash, of Perry, was charged with felony stealing and driving while revoked and is being held on a $1,500 bond. Court dates have not been set for the men.
The probable cause statement says Montgomery County deputies were called to the back of the Jonesburg Fire Department at 8 p.m. Monday. Court documents say the men stole a 6-inch fire hydrant, a 5-foot burry with 6-inch ductile pipe, a 6-inch hydrant stem and shoe, a scrap manhole frame, a useable manhole frame and “miscellaneous steel.” The items totaled more than $1,000.
“Defendants used a come-along to pull the long pipe to a fire hydrant and into the back of the white Ford truck. The manhole items are also heavy and require multiple people to lift,” court documents say.
A witness saw all three men “loading things” into a white Ford truck, the statement says.