A Wayne man allegedly installed his own water meter after the previous meter was pulled by Garvin County Rural Water District 1.
Dustin D. Gallup, aka Dustin D. Stringer, 37, is now charged in McClain County District Court with tampering with utilities, a misdemeanor.
An arrest warrant is outstanding.
According to an affidavit, the district cut off service to 36433 100th Street on January 26. The district removed that meter.
But when an employee checked on February 23, he found a meter unlawfully installed on the line to a camper trailer.
After calling for a deputy from the McClain County Sheriff’s Department, the employee removed that meter.
The deputy later questioned Gallup, who reportedly acknowledged the water was on although he didn’t pay the outstanding water bill.
Gallup didn’t answer when asked how the illegal meter was installed.
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