October 26th, 2025 Local News 
 St. Francois Co., Mo. (KFMO) - St. Francois County Deputies arrested John Watson of Iron Mountain Lake after he was accused of stealing AT&T utility wire. 
Deputies responded to the theft early Wednesday, August 27, 2025, and found evidence along a 4-wheeler trail that led them to Watson, who later admitted to cutting the wire. 
He is charged with Second-Degree Tampering with Utilities and remains in custody.

 
 


