A San Diego man pleaded guilty Nov. 25 to stealing copper wire from schools in Ocean Beach, the Midway area and elsewhere, and may join his brother who is in prison for the same crime. Jason Warren Tait, 32, faces a maximum term of seven years and eight months in prison, said Deputy District Attorney Michael McCann. Tait pleaded guilty to eight counts of grand theft. San Diego Superior Court Judge David Danielsen set sentencing for Dec. 29. “He’s gonna go to prison. No question,” McCann said. Aaron Charles Tait, 31, pleaded guilty to grand theft on Sept. 9 in the copper wire theft from La Mesa Middle School and asked El Cajon Superior Court Judge Peter Deddeh for immediate sentencing. He got it, and is now serving 16 months in prison, according to court records. Aaron and Jason Tait were both arrested July 22 by La Mesa police after they were discovered on the school grounds at La Mesa Middle School. Officers found 250 feet of copper wire had been removed from the school’s electrical panel. Police said other schools were victimized by copper thieves 16 times before the pair’s arrest. McCann said the thieves often left live wires exposed. “The potential was there for some kid to walk along and get shocked and could get electrocuted,” McCann said. Jason Tait was charged with stealing copper wire from Silver Gate Elementary School on May 18. He was also charged with taking copper from Correia Junior High on March 17. Jason Tait was also charged with stealing copper wiring from three other La Mesa schools, including Murray Manor Elementary, Parkway Middle School and Murdock Elementary. He was also charged with stealing copper wiring from Chase Elementary School in El Cajon, Longfellow Elementary and Kroc Middle School of Clairemont, Correia Middle School and Longfellow Elementary School in Linda Vista. Jason Tait pleaded guilty to eight counts, and eight other charges were dismissed. McCann said Jason Tait pleaded guilty with a waiver that will allow the judge to order him to pay restitution to the other schools involving the dismissed counts. Jason Tait remains at the downtown central jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.