Legal Juice
Paul Ewing was certainly a stand-up guy to admit killing his neighbor’s plants with Roundup (in what has to be a unique way – see below). But was it really necessary to tell the police why he was mad at his neighbor? From The Bradenton Herald:
To get back at his neighbor for owing him money, Paul Ewing resorted to a series of drive-bys toting a water gun filled with Roundup weed killer, the Bradenton Police Department reports.
He told investigators that he was upset because his neighbor owed him more than $200 for drugs.
Brilliant!
The 35-year-old, who lives in the 100 block of 10th Street West, confessed to his actions after he was pulled over Thursday for driving with a suspended license.
In the front yard, Ewing gunned down flowers and bushes, the report stated. To get to the plants in the backyard, he filled water balloons with the weed killer and tossed them onto his neighbors property. Ewing estimated the landscaping damage to be about $250.
The Bradenton Police Department had been investigating the incidents that began May 1 and lasted until July 1.
Ewing was released from Manatee County jail Thursday after posting a $500 bond. He was charged with criminal mischief with property damage.
Here’s the source.