Man gets 10 years for Texas copper thefts

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GONZALES, Texas (AP) — A San Antonio man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing copper in a ring that investigators say targeted Central Texas communication towers.

Ricky Thatcher must also pay more than $163,000 to victims, including the Lower Colorado River Authority.

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