Decatur Thief Apparently Electrocuted

A Decatur man is dead after police found his body inside a shuttered factory in which he was apparently stealing electrical parts. The Decatur Police Department received a tip concerning an old factory and when they arrived, they found the victim dead inside. Police said it appeared the body had been there for quite some time. Police said an investigation indicated that the man was taking electrical parts without authorization. His body was found next to an electrically charged panel and an autopsy showed he had been electrocuted.