MATHEWS COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A Hudgins man was arrested Tuesday in connection with firing shots at a Dominion Energy transformer, according to the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office.
On Dec. 24, 2025, deputies were dispatched to the area of Cricket Hill Road and Buckley Hall Road for a report of damaged property.
An investigation determined that a Dominion Energy transformer stationed on a power pole had been shot and damaged. The sheriff’s office said ballistic evidence was recovered at the scene.
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Surveillance footage was subsequently discovered which captured the shooting that took place on Dec. 23 at approximately 9:30 p.m. A male suspect was seen brandishing a pistol before shooting at the transformer, causing an oil leak and a minor power outage resulting in excess of $6,000.
Deputies executed a residential search warrant on Feb. 2, where additional evidence was recovered.
Robert Logan Diggs, 45, was arrested and charged with reckless handling of a firearm and damage to property and valued at more than $1,000. He is currently being held at the Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center without bond.
Robert Logan Diggs (Courtesy: Mathews County Sheriff’s Office)
The investigation is ongoing.
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