( CNN ) -- A Jacksonville , Arkansas , man has been charged in connection with attacks on the power grid in a rural area of the state , the U.S. Justice Department said Saturday . Jason Woodring , 37 , was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with destruction of an energy facility , the Justice Department said . Woodring is accused of carrying out multiple acts of sabotage , targeting high-voltage power lines and a substation over a period of months , that knocked out power to thousands , the agency said . Woodring was arrested Saturday after authorities found evidence similar to those used at one of the sabotage sites , authorities said . `` Interviews were conducted and information from these interviews was connected to previous grid attacks resulting in the arrest of Woodring , '' according to a statement released by the the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas . Woodring is expected to make his first court appearance on Tuesday . Federal authorities began investigating the reports of sabotage on August 21 after someone brought down one of multistate utility Entergy 's high-voltage transmission lines in Cabot . That was followed by fire set at a control house at a substation in Keo , about 25 miles south of Cabot , on September 29 , the FBI said . The FBI has said investigators suggested the perpetrator in the August attack had `` above-average '' electrical skills . In the August incident , someone attempted to use a cable to catch a moving train to bring down the tower , Entergy spokeswoman Julie Muntsell said . The perpetrator also removed bolts from the base of the 100-foot tower , contributing to its downfall , she said . In the substation fire , the suspected arsonist left behind a message : `` You should have expected U.S. '' was inscribed on a control panel , the bureau reported . The FBI said removing bolts from the tower `` would have created substantial noise '' during the early-morning incident , the FBI said in a written statement . On October 5 , power was knocked out to thousands of people after someone cut into , then used a tractor to pull down , two electrical poles in Cabot . The power lines were owned by First Electric Cooperative . CNN 's Scott Thompson and Matt Smith contributed to this report .
Jason Woodring , 37 , was arrested Saturday by federal authorities . Woodring is accused of carrying out three attacks on the grid over three months , authorities say . He is expected to make his first court appearance on Tuesday .