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  • Arrrest Made in Deliberate Poisoining of Historic Auburn University Oak Trees

    02/17/2011 9:54:12 AM PST · by americanophile · 44 replies · 1+ views
    Fox News ^ | February 17, 2011 | Garrett Tenney & AP
    DEVELOPING: Police say they have arrested a 62-year-old Alabama man for allegedly poisoning trees at a historic site on Auburn University's campus, where fans have long celebrated big wins and hundreds gathered after the Tigers won the football national championship on Jan. 10. The Auburn Police Division said Thursday that Harvey A. Updyke, of Dadeville, Ala., was arrested and charged with first degree criminal mischief. Police allege Updyke deliberately poisoned oak trees at Toomer's Corner with a commonly used herbicide, applied in "lethal amounts" to the soil around the two trees. The 130-year-old trees likely cannot be saved, officials said.