Two people are arrested for cutting more than 2,000 optical cables and stopping the Internet of 16,000 households
Connecticut State Police announced on April 2, 2023 that it had indicted two men and women living in Asheville, North Carolina, as suspects in an incident in which more than 2,000 optical cables were cut in Norwalk, the state.
Optimum: Internet restored after 'vandalism' caused outages in CT
Cops:: Pair charged in Norwalk vandalism that caused internet outages
2 charged with cutting wires; 40,000 lose internet service | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/internet-wires-cut-arrests-outages-9b434a2f148beab9f961373b8b0d5a1d
According to American telecommunications company Optimum, in Norwalk on March 24, multiple internet lines were cut and 16,000 households such as general households and companies in southern Connecticut were unable to receive internet service. He said. Police initially put the number of victims at more than 40,000 households, but this was later corrected to 16,000 because of a flaw in Optimum's disability map. Also, the failure was restored by the 25th.
Norwalk Police were contacted by Optimum and soon identified and arrested the two suspects and their vehicle. Police officials have not identified the two men and provided no further details. It is also unclear what motivated the two men to act in this manner.
Norwalk Police Deputy Chief Terry Blake said in a statement: 'Norwalk detectives were in charge of the investigation and quickly identified the suspect's vehicle and located the suspect. Arrest warrants have been issued for Nicole Parsons and Austin Keith Gedding.'
Suspect Jillian Nicole Parsons, 26
Suspect Austin Keith Gedding, 30
According to the announcement, police found and arrested Parsons suspect while stakeout in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Gedding was also arrested in the Woodlands of Stratford.
Norwalk Police have charged the two with theft, vandalism and obstruction of justice. Parsons has also been accused of making false statements to police.
Both are being held on bail of $200,000 (26.69 million yen). Also, on April 11, the two will be arraigned in the State Superior Court in Stamford, Connecticut.
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