(AP) – A southeast Kansas man is facing federal charges of trying to steal copper from a radio tower and briefly knocking a Pittsburg station off the air.

Jeffrey Blake, of rural Scammon, was indicted Tuesday on charges of attempted damage to an energy facility and attempted damage to a communication system.

Prosecutors say Blake damaged equipment owned by Heartland Rural Electric Co. and radio station KKOW-AM around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 7.

The indictment notes that the station is part of the national emergency alert system.

Scammon does not have a listed phone number, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday it was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

The Cherokee County prosecutor’s office says state charges were dismissed pending resolution of the federal case