Monday, March 31, 2008
Boone County Sheriff Paints Clearer Picture Of Father, Son Electrocuted At AEP Substaion.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the victims electrocuted at an AEP substation and also Sheriff Rodney Miller clarified what actually happened.
22 year-old Daniel Chapman of Seth and another person went to an AEP substation at Prenter in an attempt to steal copper.
The sheriff says that the two men cut a hole in the chain link fence around the substation and then attempted to cut and remove a series of grounding wire that protected the facility.
According to authorities both men came in contact with power from the substation. Chapman was electrocuted while the other man suffered a burn injury.
After being notified of the mishap Chapman’s father, 48 year old, Jack Chapman went to the substation after being unable to free his son he also came in contact with a live wire.
The incident remains under investigation.
22 year-old Daniel Chapman of Seth and another person went to an AEP substation at Prenter in an attempt to steal copper.
The sheriff says that the two men cut a hole in the chain link fence around the substation and then attempted to cut and remove a series of grounding wire that protected the facility.
According to authorities both men came in contact with power from the substation. Chapman was electrocuted while the other man suffered a burn injury.
After being notified of the mishap Chapman’s father, 48 year old, Jack Chapman went to the substation after being unable to free his son he also came in contact with a live wire.
The incident remains under investigation.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 12:09 PM 
