NEW CUMBERLAND — Two area men are in custody at Northern Regional Jail, after a joint investigation revealed they allegedly had stolen more than $50,000 in materials from a Chester business.

James A. Chappell, of Chester, and Eric T. Boyer, of Burgettstown, Pa., were arrested Monday on charges of Bringing Stolen Property Into The State as well as Breaking and Entering, while Boyer also drew a charge for being a Fugitive From Justice.

According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, investigators had executed a search warrant at 60 Doberman Drive in Chester as result of an operation with Pennsylvania State Police.

The location appears to be Chappell’s residence, according to an online search.

Industrial Development Advantage LLC, also formerly known as First Energy, had reported numerous theft incidents involving a large quantity of copper wire and miscellaneous tools. The business has multiple locations, including on Pyramus Road in Chester.

On its website, the company defines its mission as providing “long-term innovative solutions by sustainably remediating and advantageously repositioning obsolete industrial and commercial sites, assets and materials.”

A vehicle also was seized.

Additional charges are pending from the State of Pennsylvania.

Each man is currently being held in lieu of $50,000 bond with neither having initial arraignment court dates set as of yet, according to the online case docket for the Hancock County Magistrate as of Tuesday evening.

Boyer, who hails from Pennsylvania, did have his extradition transferred to county circuit court by magistrate Omeka Petteway earlier Tuesday.

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