Utility company employee gets electrocuted while checking power poles along Mississippi road

4 month ago

Prentiss news, Mississippi news.

A utility company worker died this week while working in Prentiss, Mississippi after he came in contact with a live wire.

20-year-old Jayton Stahlhut was checking utility poles along Ray Street in Prentiss Tuesday afternoon when he died from electrocution.

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  • The Prentiss Police Department said preliminary evidence showed the worker touched a live wire.

    The victim was reportedly a contracted employee with the company EXO.

    No foul play is suspected in the deadly incident that is being investigated as a tragic accident.