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Officials: Sumter man attempts to steal copper from electrical pole

(Sumter) April 25, 2006 - A Sumter man was found in critical condition after officials say he tried to steal something from an electrical pole.

Barely conscious and trapped between transformers is where Sumter police found Wayne Odom.

His stepfather says a bad crack habit led to the serious injury. Marshall Knotts says, "He would do anything he could do to get it. He was so strung out."

Sunday night police say Odom climbed an electrical pole and was shocked. What was he trying to get his hands on, they think, was copper…

Odom is in critical condition at the Augusta Burn Center.

Officials say the copper they think Odom was trying to steal is worth about $2 per pound.

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