Ohio Man Electrocuted Near Power Line

A 22-year-old southern Ohio man allegedly attempting to steal a power line for the scrap copper value was found dead in New Miami, Ohio.

Brandon Reed, of nearby Hamilton, Ohio, was found by detectives “tangled in lines” after the police department received an early morning telephone tip, according to an Associated Press news item.

A crew from an electrical utility company was called to help remove the body. Police interviewed a second suspect who told them he left Reed at the power line site after arranging to pick him back up after Reed had cut down the wire.

But as the driver was leaving, he told police he “heard an explosion and a scream and called 911,” according to the AP report.

The second suspect has been charged with complicity to attempted theft and is being held in the Butler County jail.