JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A man died Friday afternoon while attempting to steal copper wire from a utility pole, according to Jackson Police Department investigators.

The incident happened around 4 p.m. on Greenhill Place near Medical Plaza.

Police believe the man climbed the utility pole to steal copper wires when he was electrocuted.

The victim was wearing an ankle monitor at the time of his death, indicating he was under court supervision. Police have not released the man’s name but described him as elderly and dressed as a woman.

“The pole broke, the victim fell down, got caught in the wire, the wire electrocuted him, he caught fire,” said Detective Tommie Brown, public information officer with the department.

Police call the death “senseless.”

Investigators said the man was dead b

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