From Tribune staff reports
CENTER POINT–A man was electrocuted in Center Point last Wednesday, March 20, after reportedly taking wiring from an electrical box, according to JCSO Public Information Officer Joni Money.
The man has been identified as 44-year-old Joshua Andrew Mobley of Birmingham, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s office.
According to reports, it is believed that Mobley was attempting to take copper wiring from an outdoor electrical box near the Woodside Condominiums in Center Point.
Unbeknownst to him, the lines were live despite much of the property being vacant, and he was electrocuted.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies were called to 10 block of Shadowood Circle at approximately 2:40 p.m. and found Mobley unresponsive.
Center Point Fire and Rescue arrived on the scene and attempted life-saving measures, which were unsuccessful.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.