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Utility Workers Targeted: Arrests Made in Georgia and West Virginia

2/1/2026

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In Rabun County, Georgia, 56-year-old Bobby Mashburn was arrested for allegedly shooting at utility workers restoring power, facing aggravated assault and terroristic threats.
In Rivesville, Amanda Batchelder, 43, and Jason Boyce, 49, were arrested for stealing copper coils from a power plant and are held on $100,000 bonds.
Alexis Curtis, 48, was remembered during a sentencing hearing for her death, with family expressing grief and dissatisfaction with the sentencing.

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In Rabun County, Georgia, 56-year-old Bobby Mashburn was arrested for allegedly shooting at utility workers restoring power, facing aggravated assault and terroristic threats.
In Rivesville, Amanda Batchelder, 43, and Jason Boyce, 49, were arrested for stealing copper coils from a power plant and are held on $100,000 bonds.
Alexis Curtis, 48, was remembered during a sentencing hearing for her death, with family expressing grief and dissatisfaction with the sentencing.