Detectives with the Montcalm County Sheriff Department and Michigan State Police arrested three people last Wednesday morning, August 4, for stealing irrigation wire from a pivot in Home Township.

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Hoaglin

Billy Lee Lake, 31, of Edmore, Matthew Eric Hoaglin, 25, of Lakeview, and Candy Annete Cole, 31, of Greenville, were all charged with one count of felony larceny. Cole has not yet been arraigned, and Hoaglin remains in jail for outstanding warrants.

The prosecutor’s office continues to review the case, and may consider additional charges.

Detectives have been working on this case for several months, and continue to investigate other wire thefts in the area. Anyone that has information on this or any other wire theft case is asked to call the Montcalm County Sheriff’s Office at (989) 831-7590 or the Michigan State Police in Lakeview at 989-352-8444.