SALT LAKE CITY — A South Salt Lake man has been charged with removing all the copper pipe and water lines from a Salt Lake City apartment in early July, leaving the resident with more than $4,200 in replacement costs.
A neighbor told police that she saw a man removing copper pipe from the apartment, and when she confronted him, he left on a bicycle. The neighbor later identified Brandon Phillip Frazier, 29, from a police photo lineup, according to charges filed in 3rd District Court Tuesday.
Frazier later sold 29 pounds of copper to a scrap metal recycling company for $74.90, according to police. An estimate to replace the plumbing came to $4,231. Charging documents do not indicate if the copper that was allegedly sold, accounts for all the copper that was taken from the home.
Frazier is charged with second-degree felony burglary, and theft and criminal mischief, which are both third-degree felonies.