Posted on 09/24/2006 6:32:33 PM PDT by streetpreacher
TAYLOR, AR - The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says that a Louisiana man was electrocuted when he was apparently trying to steal electrical wire.
Roger Godwin of Sarepta, Louisiana., died Thursday after he was electrocuted along a county road near Taylor. The sheriff's office says they received reports of someone stealing electrical wire in Columbia County. Then, Thursday morning, officers were dispatched to the Springhill Medical Center in Springhill, Louisiana., where Godwin was pronounced dead.
According the sheriff's office, officers found an aluminum ladder, wire cutters and a pair of eyeglasses in the area of Godwin's suspected electrocution.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Clap on!
So far nobody has sued down here over the idiots trying to steal the copper wiring, that runs up and down the poles here. Some of them are hot and others are not. The thiefs cut the top as far they can reach, then cut it off at the bottom. I guess it quite the "Oh Sh&T" factor when they get ahold of a live one.
"officers found an aluminum ladder, wire cutters and a DNC DUmmy Membership card"
I remember this same exact thing happeneing a few months ago in Indiana, I read the article here at FR. :)
When I saw this photo I just thought it was funny, so I saved it.
I never thought I'd find a place or story to post it, but I actually have posted the photo 3 times on FR for related stories.
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