FORT DODGE, IOWA (AP) -- An Ohio man is charged in Iowa with stealing manhole covers, drain covers and fence posts to sell as scrap.
The Messenger in Fort Dodge says Matthew Hyatt of Columbus, Ohio, faces seven theft charges and a third-degree burglary charge.
According to criminal complaints, Hyatt's allegedly stole manhole covers and sewer drain covers from several store parking lots in Fort Dodge last week.
The replacement cost is around $1,600. Some were reportedly sold as scrap to a salvage yard.
Hyatt is also accused of stealing 54 metal fence posts, four sections of railing and 11 storm sewer gates from a supply store. Those were valued at more than $2,000.
Hyatt remained in the Webster County jail on Monday on $22,000 bond. The sheriff's office did not know if he had an attorney.
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