Sgt. Amar Gandhi, a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, said AT&T wires were deliberately cut in Sacramento county, causing the major outages that affected flights at Sacramento International Airport from Southwest and Delta Airlines.
That utility pole is roughly two miles away from Terminal B.
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Gandhi said the sheriff’s office, which does contract security for the airport, noticed a service disruption around 1:30 a.m. Once crews arrived at the affected utility pole, they realized lines were deliberately cut.
When asked if there is a possibility that the lines may have been accidentally cut, Gandhi reaffirmed the intentional nature of the crime.
“It looks like someone who knew what they were doing,” Gandhi said. “So this wasn’t just a couple of teenagers … ripping some wires out as a prank. [It] looks very deliberate … like they knew what they were doing.”
Investigators are confident they will find the person(s) involved. Gandhi explained that any airport in the country is one of the most heavily surveilled areas possible. Those responsible could face at least felony vandalism charges, but because the FBI is also investigating, Gandhi said additional charges could arise depending on motive.
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