Make TBO Your Home Page| Subscribe To The Paper| Advertise With Us| Contact Us| Login| Edit Profile| Register
TBO.com - Tampa Bay Online
Email
Print
Copper Thief Hurt, Police Say
ADVERTISEMENT
Published: August 2, 2008
DALLAS - A man climbed to the top of a utility pole Friday in an effort to steal copper and was jolted by a high-voltage wire and burned over 50 percent of his body, officials said.
It took rescue workers more than an hour to free the badly injured man and take him down a fire truck's extended ladder.
Live TV coverage showed 51-year-old James Buster McKay's shirt in tatters, his jeans mostly burned away from his body.
His skin looked red, and he appeared to be in extreme pain.
McKay faces a felony charge of criminal mischief.
The Associated Press
Email
Print
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisement
TBO.com - Tampa Bay Online ©2009 Media General Communications Holdings, LLC. A Media General company. Member Agreement | Privacy Statement | Work With Us
