ILOILO City – Armed with an arrest warrant, police caught a man in Barangay Calaparan, Arevalo district on Wednesday.
The court issued the warrant against resident Erick John Ebasco, who faces charges for violation of Republic Act 7832, or the Anti-electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994.
Ebasco was arrested inside his house around 9:46 p.m. on Jan. 2. He was detained in the lockup facility of the Arevalo district police station.
The court recommended a P24,000 bail bond for Ebasco’s temporary liberty./PN