3 men charged with damaging fiber-optic cables in Southern Pines

Moore County deputies arrested three Hoke County men for their alleged roles in cutting fiber optic lines on Oct. 12 in Southern Pines.
Posted 10/24/2025, 9:29:18 PM Updated 10/24/2025, 10:00:13 PM

RIGHT NOW.

>> THIS IS BRIAN SHRADER IN THE

WRAL LIVE CENTER. AN ALL NEW AT

5 O'CLOCK. AND MOORE COUNTY, 3

MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH

DAMAGING FIBER OPTIC LINES.

EARLIER THIS MONTH AND IT LED

TO AN INTERNET OUTAGE. THAT

IS MARIO DOCKERY MITCHELL,

CAMPBELL AND CHARLES DONNELLY.

DEPUTIES SAY THAT THEY TAMPERED

WITH FIBER OPTIC LINES ON OLD

MORGANTON ROAD IN SOUTHERN

PINES. BACK ON OCTOBER. 12TH

COST $50,000 IN DAMAGE. IN

ADDITION TO THAT INTERNET

OUTAGE, THEY ARE CHARGED WITH

FELONY INJURY TO UTILITY WIRES,