Posted on 08/05/2008 1:45:04 PM PDT by buccaneer81
Angry man hit by ricochet after firing five bullets into tractor Tuesday, August 5, 2008 2:58 PM
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
A Pickaway County man shot at a tractor mowing a ditch on his property last night and ended up hit by one of his own bullets, authorities said.
Randall Turner of Ashville threatened the driver of the tractor, which was pulling a mower, before firing five bullets into the tractor, Pickaway County Prosecutor Judy Wolford said. One of the bullets ricocheted and hit him, she said.
"So he went to the hospital and then he went to jail," she said. Turner is charged with one count of felonious assault.
Wolford didn't know the nature of Turner's injuries but said he was released and booked into the Pickaway County Jail yesterday. He was released on bond, she said.
The driver of the tractor was uninjured, Wolford said. Neither was another man driving a second mowing tractor across the street. Turner didn't fire at the second tractor, she said.
Pickaway Soil and Water Conservation District contracts with workers to mow the ditch, which is on an easement maintained by the county, Wolford said.
Turner has filed a lawsuit against the county, demanding that a bridge built by a neighbor over the ditch be removed, Wolford said. Turner claimed the bridge caused water to flood his property.
The bridge has been removed, but the suit has not been withdrawn, she said.
Definitely a “hold muh beer” moment.
You left out “military style” tripod with possible grenade launching capabilities.
Don’t bring a gun to a tractor fight, I guess.
But stand back...
Pressurised streams of 200 degree oil may make you wish someone would shoot you...
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