Pair charged with stealing 500 railroad spikes in Henderson County
By Josh Boatwright • March 2, 2010
FLAT ROCK — Henderson County Sheriff's deputies caught two men pulling up hundreds of steel railroad spikes from a section of active train tracks near Flat Rock, Sheriff Rick Davis said.
A witness called 911 around 3:30 p.m. Sunday reporting suspicious activity on the tracks, which are owned by Norfolk Southern Railroad, near West Blue Ridge Road.
Deputies found Cruz Mario Carnacion, 37, and Jose Luis Trejo-Yanez in possession of more than 500 7-inch spikes, which weigh about a half-pound each and can be sold for scrap.
Davis called the pair's actions “incredibly selfish,â€