Event Brief
Scalf man arrested for cable and internet theft
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Knox County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about a man in a black truck taking internet wires and cables on KY 718 in Scalf. Deputies located the vehicle, investigated, and arrested 35-year-old John Bingham, charging him with theft offenses tied to fiber optic cable belonging to Spectrum and Windstream. The investigation continues and additional arrests are expected.
WHO: John Bingham, 35, of Scalf, KY; Knox County Sheriff’s Office; Spectrum and Windstream
WHAT: Arrest for theft of fiber optic communication cable/internet wires and cables; charges include Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition over $1,000 and over $10,000; Bingham also had a Kentucky Parole Board warrant for a drug parole violation.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026
WHERE: KY 718, Scalf, Knox County, Kentucky
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the event itself.
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