WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Police in Winston-Salem say a man found dead in a rail yard was apparently electrocuted while trying to take copper wiring from a utility pole.
Authorities say a Norfolk Southern railroad worker found the body of Johnnie Lee Reed, 59, Tuesday morning at the base of a pole on the west side of the yard. They said he had wire cutters and other tools with him.
It was not known how long Reed might have been dead. Police do not suspect foul play.
Detectives are working with the Forsyth County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine a cause of Reed’s death.