[Red Badger]

AUBURN, AL (WBRC) - A man has been arrested in connection with the poisoning of trees at Toomer's Corner in Auburn. WTVM-TV in Columbus, GA, said Harvey Almorn Updyke, 62, of Dadeville, had been charged with Criminal Mischief. WTVM-TV attributed the news of the arrest to a source at the Lee County Justice Center. Bond for Updyke was set at $50,000. School officials, in a statement Thursday morning, announced plans to hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. in front of Samford Hall to discuss developments in the poisoning of Toomer's Oaks. FOX6 News plans to carry that news conference live on FOX6 and FoxAlabamaLive.com. Wednesday, Auburn University announced the oak trees at Toomer's Corner had been given a lethal dose of herbacide. School officials said horticulturalists were attempting to save the trees, but did not believe the trees would survive. Investigators began examining the trees after a caller to the Paul Finebaum Radio Network said he had poisoned the trees. Finebaum told FOX6 News local, state and federal investigators were looking into the story, which began on his show on January 27 when a man calling himself "Al from Dadeville" called in to the show claiming to have poisoned the trees. The man said he poisoned the trees the week after last year's Iron Bowl because he said he saw a newspaper clipping from 1983 showing Auburn fans rolling Toomer's Corner the day former Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant died.

[Osage Orange]

The man said he poisoned the trees the week after last year's Iron Bowl because he said he saw a newspaper clipping from 1983 showing Auburn fans rolling Toomer's Corner the day former Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant died.

What does that mean?

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Thanks for posting the picture. Normally I would have, but wasn't on my laptop at the time.

This has to qualify for a segment on the world's stooooopidest criminals. Did he not realize the radio station made use of Caller ID? Or did he give the screener his real name and why he called before going on the air? What an idiot.

I bet his Mama would be proud.

[GVnana]

Well, in the days of the Druids he would have been tortured to death for such a crime.

[TMA62]

Based on his appearance and how he sounded on the air, I would not be surprised if he never went past high school. One of those “subway alums” who typically breathes and eats sports.

Classless idiot.