Posted on 10/20/2025 6:21:09 AM PDT by dennisw
Benjamin Michael Campbell is charged with firing shots at the home of Mark Thomas, 62, in Nantahala Gorge, North Carolina, on September 6.
Thomas, who owns a river rafting business in the picturesque area, caught the moment on camera the gunman was seen raising a pistol from the sunroof of his vehicle and firing several rounds.
Records seen by the Daily Mail indicate that Campbell is a married accountant living in Cobb County, Atlanta, which is around 160 miles south of Thomas's home. It's unclear what Campbell was doing in the rural area.
Thomas said that Campbell first caught his eye as he drove down his road at around 55 miles per hour before coming to a sudden, screeching halt.
The Republican homeowner said he checked his security cameras, and watched a man wearing an 'Antifa-style mask' emerge from his Jeep Cherokee to inspect a Trump banner attached to a bus parked on the Thomas family property.
'He was driving along, saw the sign, slammed on his brakes, you know, had a political trigger moment, and he just had to tear the sign down,' Thomas said.
'He started reaching up on his tippy toes, trying to get to the edge of the sign. I just thought to myself, this is not happening. I don't believe this.
'I'm a Trump supporter. I have weapons for my protection and my enjoyment and I keep them handy.
'You know, what good are they if you can't get to them when you need them? So I reached over and grabbed my rifle.'
Thomas said he walked out to his porch while armed with the rifle, and fired two warning shots into the air from a spot where Campbell could 'very clearly' see him.
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I like the part where the accountant fired his gun from the sunroof of his car.
Now he can count the days in prison.................
What is wrong with these weirdos? Absolutely warped.
Saw his picture and thought “short man complex.”
Dwarf? Hobbit? Orc?
The “accountant” sounds like a real, “No Kings”, backshooting, Luigi assassin, scumbag to me.
Trying to compensate for his shortcomings the wrong way.
The left has lost it. Insanity.
Is he married to a dude? The partners head looks photoshopped or from the Jack-in-the-box genetic cranial lineage.
And deservedly so.
I try to be tolerant of, even kind to, short people. This guy is really testing my, though
'He started reaching up on his tippy toes, trying to get to the edge of the sign.
My bet is that he had to stand on his tippy toes to reach the bottom of the sign.
His accounting came up a little short.
I thought that was Jimmy Kimmel
“”””He looks like the guy from Fantasy Island ... his ‘bride’ has an interesting look, as well ...””””
His BRIDE looks like it could be his HUSBAND.
lol …. Somebody had to say it 😂
😂😂
I can’t decide if the warning shots were a good or bad thing. On the one hand they gave Oddjob there the chance to retrieve a gun and attempt murder. On the other hand the business owner did not have to kill the little psycho and have his life upended by a legal system no longer interested in justice.
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