Get out of bed and cut your lawn! Code Compliance officer marched into woman's home and yelled

Daily Mail ^ | 7/9/12 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Teflonic]

A woman got the shock of her life when she woke up to find a stranger in her bedroom, yelling at her to wake up because her grass was too long.

Erica Masters was asleep when Columbia County Code Compliance Officer Jimmy Vowell entered her Martinez, Georgia, home without permission to serve a violation notice for her overgrown lawn.

After knocking on the woman's door a few times, Vowell let himself and made his way into her bedroom, which was captured on surveillance video.

‘He let himself in and actually came through the house and into my bedroom. And yelled at me to wake me up, to let me know that I needed to come back outside and sign the violation notice,' Masters told WJBF.COM.

‘I woke up, I didn't have my glasses on or my contacts in and all I see is this big burly figure standing in my doorway. A big, huge guy with a grey shirt. It scared the mess out of me.’

Vowell, who has been placed on administrative leave, will not face criminal charges, it has been revealed.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I am well prepared.

And my dogs spend their days sharpening their teeth and checking the batteries in their walkie talkies.

[null and void]

Not even gonna try.

[Stalwart]

Update: The guy has been fired.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-07-09/columbia-county-fires-code-officer

[Wings-n-Wind]

Today's Augusta Chronicle reports the Code Enforcement "officer" was fired.

Link

[X-spurt]

He was in hot pursuit of her dog.

[Repeal The 17th]

“Taliaferro County Georgia...”
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It is pronounced: Toliver.

[prof.h.mandingo]

Tal short a, ee,a,ferro. TalEEaferro, I think.

[Repeal The 17th]

“...The guy has been fired....”
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If the woman had not had a video security system in her home, nothing would have ever come of this.

[null and void]

It is pronounced: Toliver.

TO-liver?
TOL-iver?
tol-IVER
tol-E-ver?
toli-VER?

[Teflonic]

Thanks for the update, glad he was let go.

[Vendome]

This A-hole can count himself lucky I wasn’t there.

I wouldn’t ask any questions and his family would be in mourning for his stoopitity and arrogance.

[Vendome]

It is...In New Yuk City

[Repeal The 17th]

“Taliaferro County Georgia”
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It is pronounced “TAWL-a-ver”.

[Harley]

It scared the mess out of me.’

What the hell does that mean? Did she have a bowel movement when she saw the dude?

[BlueDragon]

Depends?

[BlueDragon]

Depends?

[rlmorel]

"This is not a phony phone call. There is an intruder: male, Caucasian, possibly armed, certainly weird, in my kitchen. My, my, my name is Bueller . . . look, it's real nice that you hope my brother is feeling better. But, I'm in danger, okay? I'm very cute, I'm very alone, and I'm very protective of my body--I do not want it violated or killed, alright? I need help! Speaka de English? D*ckhead!"

[rmh47]

“The woman told police officers that she was awakened by a large, strange man standing over her while she was sleeping in her bed and he began yelling at her. “I thought that he was crazy... I thought that he was going to rape or kill me... so I shot him once in the head and twice in the chest”.

I can't believe you're saying this! That's nuts!

Everybody knows you shoot twice to center mass first, and then put one in the head.

;=)

[InvisibleChurch]

dont american media ever cover these type of transgressions?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Uh what happened to criminal trespass?