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Shrubbery dispute resolved
Merikan style...
ENCINITAS, Calif. — A documentary filmmaker known for helping rescue children from squalid Romanian orphanages in the early 1990s was fatally shot following an apparent dispute over the trimming of shrubbery outside his Southern California home, officials said Friday. John Charles Upton Jr., 56, was found dead Thursday on a dirt path in the yard of his Encinitas home. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said detectives arrested Michael Vilkin, 61, on suspicion of murder. He was being held without bail, pending arraignment Tuesday. Upton, after learning of the plight of Romanian orphans, publicized the brutal conditions and was instrumental in bringing an estimated two dozen orphans to America for medical care and adoption. Vilkin, in an interview conducted in county jail, told KGTV in San Diego he fired gunshots in self-defense after Upton menaced him with a gun during a dispute over foliage. Vilkin said he owns vacant property next to Upton's home, and the two men had a disagreement over trimming shrubs. "I did not go to him," Vilkin told the station. "He came to me threatening and pulled a gun (on) me." A statement from the department said a dispute between the two men led to the shooting, which was under investigation. Upton's brother, Michael Upton, told U-T San Diego that his brother and Vilkin previously argued about trees. Upton's work in Romania also gained the attention of influential activists, inspiring billionaire philanthropist Richard Branson and actress Jessica Lange to help rescue youngsters from Romania. Upton went on to create an online network of films about charitable causes. |
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Shrubbery dispute resolved
On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:39:47 -0700, jps wrote:
Merikan style... MOs for jps. How's Chicago, boy? Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' last resort. |
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Shrubbery dispute resolved
On 3/30/2013 6:10 PM, J Herring wrote:
On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:39:47 -0700, jps wrote: Merikan style... MOs for jps. How's Chicago, boy? Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' last resort. You just don't understand John. This guy was a lot richer than those kids in Chicago, not to mention he was a darling of the "activists"... Obviously John, it's way more ok for him to pull a gun on a neighbor than some kid in Chicago... |
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Shrubbery dispute resolved
On 4/1/13 12:15 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 3/30/2013 6:10 PM, J Herring wrote: On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:39:47 -0700, jps wrote: Merikan style... MOs for jps. How's Chicago, boy? Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' last resort. You just don't understand John. This guy was a lot richer than those kids in Chicago, not to mention he was a darling of the "activists"... Obviously John, it's way more ok for him to pull a gun on a neighbor than some kid in Chicago... Getting anywhere with your claims of blackmail, offal pile? |
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Shrubbery dispute resolved
On Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:17:55 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 4/1/13 12:15 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 3/30/2013 6:10 PM, J Herring wrote: On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:39:47 -0700, jps wrote: Merikan style... MOs for jps. How's Chicago, boy? Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' last resort. You just don't understand John. This guy was a lot richer than those kids in Chicago, not to mention he was a darling of the "activists"... Obviously John, it's way more ok for him to pull a gun on a neighbor than some kid in Chicago... Getting anywhere with your claims of blackmail, offal pile? How would you treat a pistol with a safety differently from one without? Getting anywhere with the answer, oh knowledgeable one? Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' last resort. |
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Shrubbery dispute resolved
On 4/1/13 1:08 PM, J Herring wrote:
On Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:17:55 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: On 4/1/13 12:15 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 3/30/2013 6:10 PM, J Herring wrote: On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:39:47 -0700, jps wrote: Merikan style... MOs for jps. How's Chicago, boy? Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' last resort. You just don't understand John. This guy was a lot richer than those kids in Chicago, not to mention he was a darling of the "activists"... Obviously John, it's way more ok for him to pull a gun on a neighbor than some kid in Chicago... Getting anywhere with your claims of blackmail, offal pile? How would you treat a pistol with a safety differently from one without? Getting anywhere with the answer, oh knowledgeable one? Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' last resort. Told you already, John the Racist. I'm not playing your game. |
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Shrubbery dispute resolved
"Shrubbery dispute resolved" Same here. I shot down an 8" diameter Osage Orange Hedge with an M1-Garrand and about 6/ 30-06 shells. I aimed about 6 in. above the ground at a distance of approx 20 yrds Odd way of dropping a tree, but it worked. |
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