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SHELLEY — A 35-year-old man was charged with multiple felonies after police said he was caught trying to steal from a power company.
Jody Brent Greenhalgh, of Ogden, is charged with felony burglary, felony grand theft, felony drug trafficking in methamphetamine and misdemeanor use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia.
According to court documents, on Oct. 4, about 4:10 a.m., a Bingham County sheriff's deputy was dispatched to Rocky Mountain Power in Shelley for an in-progress burglary. An officer with the Shelley Police Department also responded.
The reporting party stated they received a notification that their locked impound camera had picked up motion. They reportedly saw a person putting two spools of wire into an enclosed trailer attached to a black Chevy pickup truck from the early 2000s.
When the deputy arrived, they saw a black Chevy truck without license plates and identified the driver as Greenhalgh, according to court documents.
When asked why he was on the property, Greenhalgh told the deputy that he "was paid $100 to pick up some wire for a friend" that he identified as "Tyson" but reportedly did not know his last name, police said.
Greenhalgh said they had known each other for four years and that "Tyson" works at Rocky Mountain Power. He then stated he was told to drop the wire off at a job site in Pocatello on the interstate, according to police.
According to Greenhalgh, "Tyson" did not have a truck to pull the wire, so he asked (Greenhalgh) to use his truck." Greenhalgh claimed the gate was open when asked how he got into the enclosed lot, court documents state.
The deputy then noticed a ski mask on the dashboard of Greenhalgh's truck. When asked why he had it, Greenhalgh claimed, "It was cold outside, and he rides motorcycles," according to police.
