Tulsa Radio: Murder Charges Follow Electrocution At KRMG Transmitter

Two people are now facing murder charges after a man was electrocuted at Cox Media Group's N/T KRMG transmitter site over the weekend.

Investigators say the victim and another man were trying to steal copper wire, according to
newson6.com.

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office says a radio engineer got a notification yesterday morning saying there were technical problems at the transmitter site.  So he went to their tower and found Albert Badger's body and saw Ely Amerson slowly moving around.

Amerson was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. Deputies later questioned Badger's girlfriend, Angie West, who drove the two men to the site late Saturday night.

Angie West

“She apparently got tired and fell asleep, woke up the next morning and they had not returned back to the car,” said Deputy Green.

West told police the two men wanted to steal copper wire for a big payoff. West was taken into custody after police questioned her.

"They had gotten together made this plan and she assisted by driving to the site and waiting for them,” said Deputy Green. “But due to the fact that one of them was killed in commission of a felony, she was also arrested for murder in the first degree."

Deputy Green says Badger had an ankle monitor on when they found him.

Badger was arrested for stealing copper wire from PSO substations throughout Tulsa and Rogers Counties back in October of 2017 and was still on probation. Tulsa Police helped GRDA find and arrest him.