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Man Shocked By Wire In Dayton In Intensive Care

The man shocked while allegedly trying to steal copper Thursday afternoon is in Intensive Care after getting burned.

Police said 48-year-old Grover Scott took an ax and chopped through a powerline carrying more than 13,000 volts of power.

The electricity burned Scott over 40 percent of his body on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard.

The incident knocked out power to part of the city including Sinclair Community College.

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