ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — An Ashe County man is in jail, accused of stealing a life-saving device from a local fire department.
Deputies arrested Travis Phillips after they say he stole a Lucas device, a machine that performs CPR during cardiac arrest.
The device is valued at more than $17,000.
Phillips is charged with breaking and entering and larceny.
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