Auburn police arrested Harvey Almorn Updyke, 62, from Dadeville, AL. He will be charged with criminal mischief for applying an herbicide at Toomer's Corner.
There is a Harvey Updyke currently in custody at the Lee County jail. Based on the online pictures I've seen of this dude, he looks like a real prize. He's wearing obnoxious UAT garb in all of them.
Auburn is reportedly planning a news conference at 10:30 (Central) today.
Here's a bit more, from the O-A News:
Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said an arrest has been made in the poisioning of the two live oaks at Toomer's Corner.
Jones said a 62-year-old unemployed man, who lists his address as Silver Hill Road, Dadeville, was booked into the Lee County Detention Center at approximately 2:30 a.m. Thursday.
The sheriff said Harvey Almorn Updyke Jr. was arrested and charged with one count of criminal mischief in the first degree, which is a Class C felony.
Bond has been set at $50,000 and, upon conviction, a Class C felony carries a punishment of one to 10 years.
LATE UPDATE: Stupid is as stupid does:
Auburn police more than a week ago had tracked down Harvey Updyke, the man now charged with criminal mischief in the poisoning of the oak trees at Toomer's Corner at Auburn University, by tracing a telephone voice mail to a turfgrass management professor, according to court documents.
The man charged with the crime also has told police he made the phone calls to the professor and a radio talk show, but has denied he actually poisoned the trees.
UPDATE^4: This, apparently, is the "alleged" perpetrator. Ideal example of bammiedom if you ask me:
1 comment:
Will, can you shed anymore light on Updyke's friend Barnes who seems to be the person who would have had access to this Spike 80dh? There has to be a paper trail somewhere of who purchased this chemical and if it was Barnes then he needs to be hauled in as well.
War Eagle!!
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